Pilea involucrata

Pilea involucrata, commonly called the friendship plant,[1] is a bushy trailing plant which is sometimes cultivated, especially where high humidity can be provided, such as in a terrarium.[2][3] It is native to Central and South America.[2]

Friendship plant
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Urticaceae
Genus: Pilea
Species:
P. involucrata
Binomial name
Pilea involucrata
(Sims) Urb.

References

  1. "Pilea involucrata". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  2. "Pilea involucrata". Kemper Center for home gardening.
  3. R.W. Henley, A.R. Chase and L.S. Osborne. "Pilea Production Guide: CFREC-A Foliage Plant Research Note RH-91-28".

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