Mercury (plant)

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Mercury
Annual mercury (Mercurialis annua)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Malpighiales Family: Euphorbiaceae Subfamily: Acalyphoideae Tribe: Acalypheae Subtribe: Mercurialinae Genus: Mercurialis L.
Species
Mercurialis annua - Annual mercury Mercurialis huetii Mercurialis corsica Mercurialis canariensis Mercurialis elliptica Mercurialis reverchonii Mercurialis tomentosa Mercurialis perennis - Dog's mercury Mercurialis ovata Mercurialis leiocarpa

Mercuries (pronounced /ˈmɝkjəri/) constitute a genus (Mercurialis /mɚˈkjuːriˌɑːlɪs/) of plants of the family Euphorbiaceae (Spurge), which includes slender herbs (forbs), rhizomatious perennials and woody perennials. There are 8 to 10 European species (depending on classification) and 1 Asian species.

[edit] Synonyms

• Cynocrambe Hill
• Discoplis Raf.
• Synema Dulac

Mercurialis ovata

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