Pilea involucrata
Appearance
Friendship plant | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Urticaceae |
Genus: | Pilea |
Species: | P. involucrata
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Binomial name | |
Pilea involucrata (Sims) Urb.
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Pilea involucrata, commonly called the friendship plant,[1] is a bushy trailing plant which is sometimes cultivated, especially where high humidity can be provided, such as in a terrarium.[2][3] It is native to Central and South America.[2]
References
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Pilea involucrata". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Pilea involucrata". Kemper Center for home gardening.
- ^ R.W. Henley, A.R. Chase and L.S. Osborne. "Pilea Production Guide: CFREC-A Foliage Plant Research Note RH-91-28".
External links
Media related to Pilea involucrata at Wikimedia Commons