Pilea pumila
Clearweed is a small annual in the nettle family with translucent stems but no stinging hairs. It is native to eastern North America, where it forms colonies in moist, shaded woodland, floodplains and damp rock crevices. It grows easily from seed in a humid terrarium, but it lives only one season, so plan to keep it going from seed.
Where it grows wild
It grows in rich, moist to wet loam in upland forests with poor drainage, floodplain forests, shady rocky canyons and partly shaded wetlands. It also grows in disturbed damp spots near buildings, and often reseeds into large colonies.
The records carry no elevation. It is a plant of the eastern lowlands and low hills.
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