Native plant · URTICACEAE
Pilea microphylla
ARTILLERY PLANT; ROCKWEED
Florida native plant record
This profile summarizes published Florida Seed Bank directory data for Pilea microphylla. County information reflects documented specimen or occurrence evidence and does not guarantee current presence at a site.
- Scientific name
- Pilea microphylla
- Family
- URTICACEAE
- Genus
- Pilea
- Order
- ROSALES
- Classification
- Dicots
- Recorded status
- Native; FACU (NWPL); FACW (DEP)
- Florida range
- Central Florida · South Florida · Panhandle · Florida Keys · North Florida
- Vouchered / Found in Florida
- Volusia; Highlands; Miami-Dade; Citrus; Leon; Pinellas; Broward; Monroe; Hillsborough; Seminole; Orange; Hernando; Sumter; Hendry; Collier; Sarasota; Lake; Glades; Lee; Pasco; Manatee; Indian River; Escambia; Alachua
Where documented in Florida
Volusia; Highlands; Miami-Dade; Citrus; Leon; Pinellas; Broward; Monroe; Hillsborough; Seminole; Orange; Hernando; Sumter; Hendry; Collier; Sarasota; Lake; Glades; Lee; Pasco; Manatee; Indian River; Escambia; Alachua
Historical specimen evidence; current presence and complete county coverage are not confirmed.
Related Florida native plants in Pilea
- Pilea fontana — LESSER CLEARWEED; springs clearweed
- Pilea herniarioides — CARIBBEAN CLEARWEED
- Pilea pumila — CANADIAN CLEARWEED; Canada clearweed
Data provenance
Florida Seed Bank preserves source attribution and separates documented records from interpretation. See the plant data credits for directory sourcing and licensing notes.