Urticaceae

Cliffside clearweed

Pilea semidentata (Juss. ex Poir.) Wedd.

Family: Urticaceae
Genus: Pilea

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Cliffside clearweed: Location taken: the New York Botanical Garden. Names: Pilea semidentata (Juss.) Wedd., Cliffside Clearwee Classification: Plantae > Magnoliophyta > Magnoliopsid — Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Cliffside clearweed

Synonyms

Adicea elegans Kuntze
Adicea portoricensis (Wedd.) Kuntze
Adicea sarcophylla (Wedd.) Kuntze
Adicea semidentata (Juss. ex Poir.) Kuntze
Pilea dauciodora var. parvifolia Wedd.
Pilea decora Wedd.
Pilea elegans Wedd.
Pilea elegans var. latifolia Wedd.
Pilea elegans var. minor Wedd.
Pilea elongata Blume
Pilea portoricensis Wedd.
Pilea sarcophylla Wedd.
Pilea semidentata var. major Wedd.
Pilea semidentata var. minor Urb.
Pilea semidentata var. nana Urb.
Urtica semidentata Juss. ex Poir.

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: harrier, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Andrew Conboy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Zoltán Stekkelpak, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Scott Ward, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Scott Ward, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: ritirene, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.