Pilea microphylla
Artillery Plant
As recorded: Pilea microphylla (L.) Liebm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Urticaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Collector number
- 8831
- Date
- September 20, 1987
- Locality
- Line Islands: Palmyra Atoll - on Cooper Island
- Island
- Palmyra Atoll
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 20, 1987, Herbst, D.R. also collected 18 other specimens.
Asplenium nidus
Botany
Ceodes grandis
Botany
Coccoloba uvifera
Botany
Crotalaria incana
Botany
Erigeron bonariensis
Botany
Euphorbia heterophylla
Botany
Euphorbia hirta
Botany
Euphorbia hypericifolia
Botany
Neurolaena lobata
Botany
Ophioglossum petiolatum
Botany
Phyllanthus amarus
Botany
Psilotum nudum
Botany
Spermacoce remota
Botany
Spermacoce remota
Botany
Stachytarpheta urticifolia
Botany
Strobilanthes reptans
Botany
Synedrella nodiflora
Botany
Vitex trifolia
Botany
Pilea microphylla observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1987. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16,774 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
East District, Chiayi City, TW
(c) 黎源哲, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
NW 107th Ave, Doral, FL, US
(c) littlespecimen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Cidade Náutica, São Vicente - SP, Brasil
(c) Monark, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Miami-Dade County, Everglades National Park, US-FL, US
(c) panosse, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
NW 98th Pl, Doral, FL, US
(c) littlespecimen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Country Lake Park, Hialeah, FL, US
(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pilea microphylla. BISH 573412. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956141662. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/573412.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956141662 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026