{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}} {{Speciesbox |image = PhytoKeys-019-051-g002.jpg |image_alt = A collage of Pilea cavernicola including closeups |image_caption = '''A''' Staminate flowers <br>'''B''' Habit with cave floor <br>'''C''' Pistillate inflorescence and flowers |genus = Pilea |species = cavernicola |authority = Monro, Wei and Chen }}

'''''Pilea cavernicola''''' is a herbaceous plant about 0.5 meters tall, native to China. A sciophyte, it grows in very low light conditions in caves in Fengshan County, Guangxi, China.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Monro |first1=Alex K. |last2=Wei |first2=Y. G. |last3=Chen |first3=C. J. |year=2012 |title=Three new species of Pilea (Urticaceae) from limestone karst in China |journal=PhytoKeys |issue=19 |pages=51–66 |doi=10.3897/phytokeys.19.3968 |pmid=23717190 |url=https://www.pensoft.net/journals/phytokeys/article/3968/three-new-species-of-pilea-urticaceae-from |access-date=29 December 2012|pmc=3597003 |doi-access=free }}</ref>

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{{taxonbar |from=Q2263059}} cavernicola Category:Cave organisms

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