| Hairless Clearweed |
|
 |
|
| File size | 640275 |
| Original date | 6/12/10 2:54 PM |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1920 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 82.8mm |
| Exposure time | 1/200s |
| Aperture | 4.2 |
| Focus Distance | |
| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ18 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
 |
 ative |
 |
 |
Photo: |
Botanical name: Pilea glaberrima Family: Urticaceae (Nettle family)
Synonyms: Urtica glaberrima
Synonyms: Urtica glaberrima
Hairless Clearweed is a hairless perennial herb found in damp shady places
in the Himalayas, from Nepal to NE India and SE Asia. Stem is woody below,
up to 2 m tall, with angled branchlets. Leaves are obliquely elliptic-
lanceshaped, long-pointed, with untoothed margins. Leaves have 3 nerves,
and are narrowed towards the base, into the leaf-stalk. Stipules are
persistent, triangular or lanceshaped. Flowers are white or cream, borne
in short-stalked branched clusters 1-3 cm long. Male flowers are round,
1-1.5 mm across. Female flowers have 0.5 mm ovary. Seed-capsules are
ovoid, compressed, smooth, about 1.25 mm. Flowering: April-September.
| Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed in Arunachal Pradesh. |