Clearweed

Pilea pumila

Summary 5

Pilea pumila, known as Clearweed, Canadian clearweed, Coolwort, or Richweed is an annual plant native to most of North America east of the Rockies. The plants are generally erect, 10 to 70 cm tall, often occurring in large colonies, and are quite common throughout their range both as a woodland plant and a weed of gardens.

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) Tom Potterfield, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/tgpotterfield/9293881705/
  2. (c) harum.koh, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/harumkoh/21625899145/
  3. (c) Gerrit Davidse, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://images.mobot.org/tropicosthumbnails/TropicosImages2/100170000/100170567.jpg
  4. (c) Erica Fraley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Erica Fraley
  5. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilea_pumila

More Info

iNat Map

Type wildflower
Source Heineke
Establishment native
Flower color green, white
Blooms (07) July, (08) August, (09) September, (10) October