Pilea nummulariifolia is a perennial evergreen herbaceous plant commonly known as creeping charlie native to the Caribbean (including Florida[1]) and northern South America.[2][3] It can be grown indoors, for example in a hanging pot.[4][5]
Pilea nummulariifolia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Urticaceae |
Genus: | Pilea |
Species: | P. nummulariifolia
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Binomial name | |
Pilea nummulariifolia (Sw.) Wedd.
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References
edit- ^ "Pilea nummulariifolia (Sw.) Weddell". PLANTS.
- ^ "Creeping charlie Pilea nummulariifolia".
- ^ "Pilea nummulariifolia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "Creeping Charlie, or Pilea nummulariifolia, or Swedish Ivy (Pilea nummulariifolia)". Encyclopædia Britannica.
- ^ INDOOR PLANTS: PLANT LISTS, Arizona Master Gardener Manual