Lede Saag / Flowerhead Clearweed
Pilea wightii
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand
- Flowering
- August-December
How to identify Lede Saag
Identify Lede Saag by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand.
- Confirm it sits within the Urticaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Lede Saag.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pilea wightii
- Genus
- Pilea
- Family
- Urticaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Lede Saag itself; the rest are typical of the Urticaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Fruit
- Achene
Typical of the Urticaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Nepali
- लेदे साग Lede Saag
About Lede Saag
A member of the Urticaceae family, Flowerhead Clearweed (Pilea wightii) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu and Uttarakhand. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from August to December.
Urticaceae
Nettle family
Lede Saag belongs to the Urticaceae family.
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