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Pilea fontana (Lunell) Rydb.

Lesser Clearweed

Native records: 24 botanical areas

Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, 21 more areas

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Distribution is shown as WGSRPD Level 3 areas. It does not imply the species occurs throughout an entire area.

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An annual of temperate climates. Native to United States, Canada.

This entry carries only the classification and distribution data recorded in WCVP. A written account and images are not yet available.

Distribution areas

  • Canada

    • OntarioNative

  • United States of America

    • AlabamaNative
    • ConnecticutNative
    • FloridaNative
    • GeorgiaNative
    • IllinoisNative
    • IndianaNative
    • IowaNative
    • MarylandNative
    • MassachusettsNative
    • MichiganNative
    • MinnesotaNative
    • NebraskaNative
    • New JerseyNative
    • New YorkNative
    • North CarolinaNative
    • North DakotaNative
    • OhioNative
    • PennsylvaniaNative
    • Rhode I.Native
    • South CarolinaNative
    • VermontNative
    • VirginiaNative
    • WisconsinNative

Climate of the native range

The Köppen climate classes found in the areas this plant is recorded as native to. It does not mean an entire area has that climate.

  • Cfa Temperate, no dry season, hot summer
  • Dfa Cold, no dry season, hot summer
  • Dfb Cold, no dry season, warm summer
  • Dfc Cold, no dry season, cold summer
  • BSk Arid, steppe, cold
  • Am Tropical, monsoon
  • Dwa Cold, dry winter, hot summer

The same climate occurs in 120 areas worldwide, 96 of which have no record of this plant. See them on the map

A matching climate does not mean the plant can grow there. Range limits are also set by things other than climate — dispersal history, soils, competition. Source: Beck et al. (2023), CC BY 4.0 (observed period 1991–2020).

Other names

Lesser Clearweed、black-fruited clearweed、lesser clearweed

Family
Urticaceae
Genus
Pilea

Other species in Pilea

Sources

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Canada · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    United States of America · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source