Pilea pumila




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



Male flowers


September 2006
at mountane swamp



Female flowers


September 2006 at mountane swamp