Pilea microphylla also known as Artillery Plant, Gunpowder Plant or (in Latin America

Latin America

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) brilhantina is an annual plant native to Florida

Florida

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. The plant belongs to the pilea

Pilea

Pilea with 600–715 species is the largest genus in the plant family Urticaceae and one of the larger genera in the Urticales and eudicot rosids....

 family. It has light green, almost succulent, stems and tiny 1/8" leaves which contribute to its other nickname, "Artillery Fern", though it is not related to ferns. It is grown as a ground cover in many areas.

Propagation

Pilea microphylla can be propagated by dividing the root ball, or taking herbaceous cuttings and rooting them with rooting hormone. The plant enjoys a thorough watering after the soil has been allowed to dry, and misting has been shown to be beneficial. Direct sunlight causes the leaves to turn brown and fall off, so it prefers filtered light.

Synonyms

• Pilea microphylla var. trianthemoides is a synonym of Pilea trianthemoides
  Pilea trianthemoides
  Pilea trianthemoides is a species of shrubs or subshrubs in the Urticaceae family, native to Florida and the Caribbean islands, where it grows in waste places and moist thickets. It flowers year round.- Synonyms :...