Pilea jamesonia

Pilea jamesonia is a small herb in the nettle family endemic to Ecuador, where it grows in moist montane forest. Almost nothing about it is published beyond its name and habitat class, and GBIF holds no usable wild records, so the care below is inferred from Andean cloud-forest Pilea in general. Treat it as a cool-to-mild, shade-loving terrarium plant that must never dry out.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Recorded only as a plant of subtropical or tropical moist montane forest in Ecuador. Andean Pilea of this kind typically grow on the shaded forest floor, on wet banks, mossy rocks and stream edges in cloud forest.

Elevation not documented; 'montane forest' in Ecuador usually means roughly 1,000–3,000 m, so assume mild days and cool nights.

Ecuador

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.