Pilea fontana (Lunell) Rydberg. Common name: Blackfruit Clearweed, Lesser Clearweed. Phenology: Aug-Sep; Sep-Nov. Habitat: Swamp forests, freshwater marshes, tidal marshes, calcareous wetlands, sand bars. Distribution: E. Canada west to MN and ND, south to FL, IN, and NE; disjunct in n. AL. The distribution as reported in various sources is odd and suggestive of "issues", taxonomic or identification.
ID notes: While P. fontana is only reliably distinguishable from P. pumila using fruits, it is somewhat less shiny and transparent-translucent.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, FNA3, G, GrPl, GW2, Il, K4, Mi, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, Va, W, WH3; = n/a — Tat; < Adicea pumila (L.) Raf. — S, S13; Adicea fontana Lunell. Basionym: Adicea fontana Lunell 1913
Links to other floras: = Pilea fontana - FNA3
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
- Great Plains: OBL
- Midwest: FACW
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW
Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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