Urticaceae
Chinese money plant
Pilea peperomioides
- Family
- Urticaceae
- Genus
- Pilea
Pets and kids
- CatsNot sure
- DogsNot sure
- KidsNot sure
Why
Cats: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Dogs: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Kids: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.
Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.
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Common names
By language (15)
- arz
- بيلا بيبروميويدس
- Chinese
- 冷水花属, 冷水花屬, 鏡面草, 镜面草, 翠屏草
- Danish
- Pilea, Parasolpilea, Parsasolpilea, Pengeplante
- Dutch
- Pannenkoekenplantje
- English
- Chinese money plant, Lefse plant, Missionary plant, Pancake plant
- French
- Plante du missionnaire, Plante à monnaie chinoise
- German
- Chinesischer Geldbaum, Ufopflanze
- Hungarian
- Pénzlevelű pilea
- Lithuanian
- Pilėja
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Elefantøre, Kinesisk pengeplante, Misjonærplante
- Persian
- پیلهآی قاشقی
- Polish
- Pilea
- Portuguese
- Pilea, Ewe mimole, Wuê mimolé
- Spanish
- Pilea
- Swedish
- Elefantöra
Photos
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Photo: Pepe-MS, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Pepe-MS, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Pepe-MS, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: PilotChicago, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dandarmkd, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names from SimplePlant editors (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.