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Urticaceae
Pilea

not marked as a favorite taxon *Pilea nummulariifolia (Swartz) Weddell. Common name: Creeping Charlie. Habitat: Used horticulturally as a ground cover, spreading and establishing near plantings. Distribution: Native of n. South America and the West Indies.

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Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics

Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, NS, POWO, WI; Urtica nummulariifolia Sw. = Pilea nummularifolia (Sw.) Wedd. — FNA3, orthographic error. Basionym: Urtica nummulariifolia Sw. 1787

Links to other floras: = Pilea nummularifolia - FNA3

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC

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