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Pilea peploides is
an annual herb, 5-15cm in height, found in damp places in forests.
Stems are weak, light green, with branches at lower parts, and
leaves are small, 5-15mm long, orbicular-ovate, with three prominent
veins. Male and female light green flowers mingle at leaf axils and
grow to compact masses; male flowers have 4 in both perianth
segments and stamens, and female flowers' tepals are 2 in all. Bloom
time: March-July. |