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Euphorbia mercurialina

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Species of flowering plant

Euphorbia mercurialina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Euphorbia
Species: E. mercurialina
Binomial name
Euphorbia mercurialina
Michx.

Euphorbia mercurialina, commonly called mercury spurge, is a species of plant in the spurge family.

It is native to the Southeastern United States, where it is primarily found in the vicinity of the Cumberland Plateau in east Tennessee and northern Alabama, and in the southern Appalachian Mountains. Disjunct populations are also found in the Piedmont of North Carolina. Its natural habitat is in rich forests over calcareous rock.

It flowers and fruits in the spring.

References

  1. NRCS. "Euphorbia mercurialina". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  2. "Floristic synthesis map" (PNG). Bonap.net. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  3. ^ Flora of North America Euphorbia mercurialina
  4. Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States
Taxon identifiers
Euphorbia mercurialina


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