Common Name: clearweed, richweed
Scientific Name: Pilea pumila (L.) Gray
Family Name: Urticaceae - Nettle Family

Identification Notes:

life cycle - annual, reproducing by seed

stems - upright, branched or unbranched, four-sided, translucent growth habit 1, growth habit 2, stems

leaves - opposite, ovate, margins coarsely toothed, tips taper to point, long petioles leaves 1, leaves 2

flowers - greenish-white, very small; axillary clusters, somewhat drooping

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