Species of flowering plant in the spurge family Euphorbiaceae
Dog's mercury
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Clade:
Rosids
Order:
Malpighiales
Family:
Euphorbiaceae
Genus:
Mercurialis
Species:
M. perennis
Binomial name
Mercurialis perennis
L.
Mercurialis perennis, commonly known as dog's mercury, is a poisonous woodland plant found in much of Europe as well as in Algeria, Iran, Turkey, and the Caucasus, but almost absent from Ireland, Orkney and Shetland.[1][2] A member of the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae), it is a herbaceous, downy perennial with erect stems bearing simple, serrate leaves. The dioecious inflorescences are green, bearing inconspicuous flowers from February to April. It characteristically forms dense, extensive carpets on the floor of woodlands and beneath hedgerows.
^"Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families".
^Altervista Flora Italiana, Mercorella bastarda, Mercurialis perennis L. includes photos, drawings, and a European distribution map
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Mercurialisperennis, commonly known as dog's mercury, is a poisonous woodland plant found in much of Europe as well as in Algeria, Iran, Turkey, and the...
NVC community W8 (Fraxinus excelsior - Acer campestre - Mercurialisperennis woodland) is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation...
synonyms "Mercurialis caule brachiato, foliis glabris" (the mercury with a branched stem and hairless leaves) in Hortus Cliffortianus and "Mercurialis testiculata"...
NVC community W9 (Fraxinus excelsior - Sorbus aucuparia - Mercurialisperennis woodland) is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation...
campestris – Mercurialisperennis – Glechoma hederacea subcommunity (W8) on base-rich soils and the F. excelsior – Sorbus aucuparia – M. perennis community...
fruticosus agg.), or by common ash (Fraxinus excelsior), dog's mercury (Mercurialisperennis) and European rowan (Sorbus aucuparia); it is also common in woods...
pavements. It is typical in Fraxinus excelsior – Acer campestre – Mercurialisperennis woodland (W8), and it is a frequent companion of Cornus sanguinea...
northern Europe often among nettles (Urtica dioica) or dog's mercury (Mercurialisperennis). A few species are more frequently found in calcareous grassland...
but scarce elsewhere. A typical example would be dog's mercury (Mercurialisperennis), a plant slow to colonise new sites, but common in ancient woodland...
occurrence ratios in England as a whole) are: W12 Fagus sylvatica – Mercurialisperennis (dog's mercury) woodland (base-rich soils) – c. 40% W14 Fagus sylvatica...
woodland include Hyacinthoides non-scripta, Sanicula europaea and Mercurialisperennis. In 1906, 10 Bronze Age axes were found on the grounds of Branston...
including one rarity. The ground flora contains much Dog's Mercury (Mercurialisperennis) with frequent Primrose (Primula vulgaris), Enchanter's Nightshade...
ursinum, with its characteristic garlic-like aroma; dog's mercury, Mercurialisperennis and sanicle, Sanicula europaea, are also common, while locally-rare...
species such as hellebore (Helleborus viridis) or dog's mercury (Mercurialisperennis) are common. This type of forest has suffered a strong regression...
and wild cherry (Prunus avium). Beneath them are dog's mercury (Mercurialisperennis) and common bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta). Other plants of...
Avens Geum urbanum, Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa and Dog's Mercury Mercurialisperennis. Some areas of the wood have been invaded by Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus...
parviflora), Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum), dog's mercury (Mercurialisperennis). A special plant community has grown on the granite rocks. Plants...
indicative of the calcareous nature of the site, with dog's mercury (Mercurialisperennis) being locally dominant. Many of the associated species are characteristic...
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