Pilea

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Urtica dioica, often called common nettle or stinging nettle

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Camel caravan moving across the Sahara desert sand dunes, Morocco, North Africa

How Do Deserts Form?

The Battle of New Orleans, by E. Percy Moran, c. 1910. Andrew Jackson, War of 1812.

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Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian Renaissance painter from Florence. Engraving by Cosomo Colombini (d. 1812) after a Leonardo self portrait. Ca. 1500.

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Pilea: References & Edit History

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Assorted References

Urticaceae
- In Urticaceae: Major genera and species

Article Contributors

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The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Mentioned Chinese money plant and revised species counts.	Melissa Petruzzello	Sep 05, 2018
	Media added.	Amy Tikkanen	Mar 25, 2010
	Added new Web site: Mid-Florida Research and Education Center - Pilea.	Shiveta Singh	Apr 18, 2008
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998