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Accession Data:

Pilea depressa (Sw.) Bl.

  • Common Name: Depressed Clearweek
  • Family: Urticaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: Dominican Republic, Haiti

  • Description: anthers propel pollen upwards in little 'puffs' with no apparent stimulation.
  • USDA Zone: 9b-11

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 198500367
  • Source: Unknown
  • Accession Date: 12-31-1985
  • Bench: 1304 - NEOA: North Bench W
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 3 confirmed on 03-27-2025

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: eurosid I
  • Order: Rosales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Urticaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe: Lecantheae
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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2025
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References (internal):

  • Wind Pollination (anemophily)
  • EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Dominican Republic / Haiti

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Monday, June 05, 2017.
  2. Pilea depressa at Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Last accessed on Monday, June 05, 2017.

data regenerated on Thu, 27 Mar 2025 11:36:04 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Urticaceae

Subfamily
Tribe Boehmerieae

  • Boehmeria nivea

Subfamily
Tribe Cecropieae

  • Cecropia peltata

Subfamily
Tribe Lecantheae

  • Pellionia repens
  • Pilea cadierei
  • Pilea depressa
  • Pilea nummulariifolia
  • Pilea peperomioides
  • Procris unidentified

Subfamily
Tribe Parietarieae

  • Soleirolia soleirolii

Subfamily
Tribe Urticeae

  • Dendrocnide moroides
  • Urera baccifera
  • Urtica dioica
W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
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= accession added within past 90 days
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