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Pilea nummulariifolia

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Pilea nummulariifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Urticaceae
Genus: Pilea
Species:
P. nummulariifolia
Binomial name
Pilea nummulariifolia
(Sw.) Wedd.

Pilea nummulariifolia is a perennial evergreen herbaceous plant commonly known as creeping charlie native to the Caribbean (including Florida[1]) and northern South America.[2][3] It can be grown indoors, for example in a hanging pot.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Pilea nummulariifolia (Sw.) Weddell". PLANTS.
  2. ^ "Creeping charlie Pilea nummulariifolia".
  3. ^ "Pilea nummulariifolia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Creeping Charlie, or Pilea nummulariifolia, or Swedish Ivy (Pilea nummulariifolia)". Encyclopædia Britannica.
  5. ^ INDOOR PLANTS: PLANT LISTS, Arizona Master Gardener Manual