Urtica pumila Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 984. 1753; Pilea mongolica Weddell; P. viridissima Makino.

Herbs erect. Leaf blade rhombic-ovate or ovate, margin serrate, apex lanceolate or acute. Female perianth lobes subequal, linear, shorter than or subequal to achene. Achene with brownish dots.

Shaded moist places in forests, rocks in ravines; 400-2200(-2900) m. Anhui, Chongqing, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Xizang, Yunnan, Zhejiang [Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Russia (Siberia); North America].