Calflora
Taxon  Report   5450    
Mercurialis annua  L.
Annual mercury
Mercurialis annua
© 2009 Neal Kramer
Photos from
CalPhotos / Calflora
Mercurialis annua
© 2013 Neal Kramer
Mercurialis annua
© 2009 Neal Kramer
Mercurialis annua, a dicot, is an annual herb that is not native to California; it was introduced from elsewhere and naturalized in the wild.

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Plant Characteristics
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Mercurialis annua
© 2015 Julia King
Family: EUPHORBIACEAE  
Genus: Mercurialis
Communities: agricultural weed

Habitat: disturbed

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

 
More information about  Mercurialis annua
Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Photos on PlantID.net   /   Google Images
Jepson eFlora

Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria

ITIS Original Publication citation

USDA PLANTS Profile (MEAN)

Search the International Plants Names Index

Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)

website references from Google


Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: Jan 16, 2019).