Common name
English: Annual Mercury
German: Einjähriges Bingelkraut
Portuguese: Erva-mercúrio
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Malpighiales (120)
Family: Euphorbiaceae (80)(family description)
Genus: Mercurialis (1)
Epithet: annua L. (4)
Synonyms: Discoplis serrata Raf., Mercurialis ambigua L.f., Mercurialis ciliata C.Presl
ambigua => doubtful, of uncertain relationship
annua => yearly, annual, lasting a year, within a year
ciliata => fringed, as with eyelashes
serrata => beset with saw teeth
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: green, white
External links
Check for Mercurialis annua at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [603] Mercurialis annua - Plants For A Future database