Artillery Gun Plant
Pilea microphylla
Also known as Gunpowder Plant, Rockweed
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pilea microphylla
- Genus
- Pilea
- Family
- Urticaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Weed in gardens
- Habitat type
- Cultivated, Wasteland
- Native to
- South America
- Distribution
- Introduced in most parts of the world
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Assam, Goa
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Variable
Typical of the Urticaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Variable
- Inflorescence
- Variable
- Fruit
- Achene
Typical of the Urticaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Bengali
- বারুদ উদ্ভিদ
- Malayalam
- പൈലിയ മൈക്രോഫില്ല
About Artillery Gun Plant
Artillery Gun Plant (Pilea microphylla) is a herb belonging to the Urticaceae family (Nettle family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate/opposite simple leaves, cymose/catkin flower clusters, achene fruit. It is typically found in weed in gardens. Native to South America, it is distributed across Introduced in most parts of the world. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Urticaceae
Nettle family
Artillery Gun Plant belongs to the Urticaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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