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Urticaceae FAMILY

Pilea bracteosa

Pilea bracteosa

Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

Although a member of the stinging nettle family (Urticaceae), members of this genus do not have stinging hairs[1].

Cultivation Details

HabitPerennial
Growth—

Species in this genus usually prefer a moist but well-drained soil and a posiion in woodland shade. A dioecious species, both male and female-flowered forms of the plant usually need to be grown if fruit and seed are required.

Propagation

Seed - Division Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-21. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Pilea+bracteosa>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]Flora of China — Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. · 1994 · http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ ↩︎An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
  2. [2]Traditional Knowledge of Adi Tribe of Arunachal Pradesh on Plants. — Srivastava R.C. · Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. · 2009 Vol. 8(2) ↩︎Basic information on the plants that the Adi tribe of Arunachal Pradesh use.
  3. [3]Trace elements and antioxidant activity of six wild edible plants that are widely consumed by ethnic tribes of Aruna — Medak B. & Singha L.B. · 2018 · http://10.18805/IJARe.A-4755 · ISBN 0367-8245 ↩︎