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Family: Urticaceae 

 Pilea serpyllacea
 
  
Author:  Frederik Michael Liebmann 1851
Family:  Urticaceae
Habitat:  Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Soil:  Rich
Water:  Medium
Sun:  Medium
Height:  30 Centimetres
Flower:  Green/Red
Reproduction:  Seeds/Cuttings
Pop names:  Artillery Stoplight, Mexican Artillery (Due to the pollen spreading)
Synonyms:  Urtica serphyllacea Kunth 1817, Pilea muscosa Lindl. 1821
Not easy to find information on this member of the Urticaceae family. It was described in a Danish forum by Frederik Michael Liebmann  in 1851. It is found in the tropical part of South America. The tiny flowers are green/red, and it can be reproduced both by seeds and cuttings.
Tribe: Procrideae
 
Published in:
Kongelige Danske videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter, Naturvidenskabeli Mathematisk Afdeling 2: 296. 1851.
{Kongel. Danske Vidensk. Selsk. Skr., Naturvidensk. Math. Afd., ser. 5 ; BPH BPH/S 475.2.08S5}