Biology:Pilea cavernicola

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Pilea cavernicola
A collage of Pilea cavernicola including closeups
A Staminate flowers
B Habit with cave floor
C Pistillate inflorescence and flowers
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Urticaceae
Genus: Pilea
Species:
P. cavernicola
Binomial name
Pilea cavernicola
Monro, Wei and Chen

Pilea cavernicola is a herbaceous plant about 0.5 meters tall, native to China. A sciophyte, it grows in very low light conditions in caves in Fengshan County, Guangxi, China .[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2263059 entry