Family | Urticaceae |
Scientific name | Pilea pumila (L.) A. Gray |
Synonyms | Pilea mongolica Weddell; Pilea viridissima Makino; Urtica pumila L. |
Common name | (Japanese common name) ao-mizu (アオミズ, 青ミズ [meaning: green mizu (mizu = water plants)]) |
(English common name) Canada clearweed, Canadian clearweed, clearweed | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Mongolia, Canada, USA | |
Habitat | Riverside, swamp |
Chromosomal number | 2n=24 |
Description | Plants 30-50cm tall. Leaves 3-10cm long. Flowers flowering in July to October. Annual plants. |
Reference | Pilea pumila (L.) A. Gray |
Pilea pumila (Linnaeus) A. Gray |
September 2006 at mountane swamp |
September 2006 at mountane swamp |
September 2006 at mountane swamp |
September 2006 at mountane swamp |
September 2006 at mountane swamp |