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Urticaceae

Verdolaguilla

Pilea parietaria (L.) Blume

Family
Urticaceae
Genus
Pilea

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Common names

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English
Verdolaguilla

Synonyms

  • Adicea ciliaris (L.) Kuntze
  • Adicea integrifolia (Liebm.) Kuntze
  • Adicea rubiifolia (Blume) Kuntze
  • Dubrueilia ciliaris (L.) Gaudich.
  • Dubrueilia parietaria (L.) Gaudich.
  • Pilea chloroclada Urb.
  • Pilea ciliaris (L.) Wedd.
  • Pilea ciliaris var. tumida Wedd.
  • Pilea ciliaris var. wydleri (Blume) Wedd.
  • Pilea integrifolia Liebm.
  • Pilea parietaria var. hispaniolensis Urb.
  • Pilea parietaria var. wydleri Urb.
  • Pilea parietaria var. wydleri (Blume) Urb.
  • Pilea puncticaulis Wedd.
  • Pilea rubiifolia Blume
  • Pilea wydleri Blume
  • Urtica ciliaris L.
  • Urtica parietaria L.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Puerto Rico: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.