Pilea microphylla (L.) Liebm.

vernacular rockweed — species · Urticaceae

USDA: PIMI2
GBIF: 5361841
Rank: species

rockweed (Pilea microphylla) — Platephotograph · James BaileyCC BY-NC source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Duration: Annual, Perennial
Group: Dicot
Family: Urticaceae Juss.
Genus: Pilea

§2a

Native status, by region

HI Hawaii Introduced
L48 Lower 48 States Native
PB Pacific Basin (except Hawaii) Introduced
PR Puerto Rico Native
VI U.S. Virgin Islands Native

§2b

County-level range

· 40 counties across 9 states/territories

Legend Native · 36 Introduced · 4 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation

No cultivation specs.

USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.

§4Counties, by state