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Pilea mongolica Wedd.

Mongolian clearweed

Native records: 13 botanical areas

Buryatiya, China South-Central, Inner Mongolia, 10 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 China, Russia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and elsewhere.

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

Distribution areas

  • China

    • China North-CentralNative
    • China South-CentralNative
    • China SoutheastNative
    • Inner MongoliaNative
    • ManchuriaNative
    • TibetNative

  • Hong Kong

    • China SoutheastNative

  • Japan

    • JapanNative

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

    • KoreaNative

  • Korea, Republic of

    • KoreaNative

  • Macao

    • China SoutheastNative

  • Russian Federation

    • BuryatiyaNative
    • KhabarovskNative
    • Kuril Is.Native
    • PrimoryeNative

  • Taiwan, Province of China

    • China SoutheastNative
    • TaiwanNative

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.

  • Dwc Cold, dry winter, cold summer
  • Cfa Temperate, no dry season, hot summer
  • ET Polar, tundra
  • Dwb Cold, dry winter, warm summer
  • Dfc Cold, no dry season, cold summer
  • Dwa Cold, dry winter, hot summer
  • BSk Arid, steppe, cold
  • Cwa Temperate, dry winter, hot summer
  • Dfb Cold, no dry season, warm summer
  • BWk Arid, desert, cold
  • Cwb Temperate, dry winter, warm summer
  • Cfb Temperate, no dry season, warm summer
  • Dfa Cold, no dry season, hot summer

The same climate occurs in 170 areas worldwide, 157 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

Mongolian clearweed

Family
Urticaceae
Genus
Pilea

Other species in Pilea

Sources

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

    China · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Hong Kong · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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

    Japan · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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

    Korea, Republic of · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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

    Macao · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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

    Korea, Democratic People's Republic of · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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

    Russian Federation · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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

    Taiwan, Province of China · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source