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Mercuries
Mercurialis
Mercurialis /mərˌkjʊəriˈælɪs/ is a genus of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae, the spurges, known commonly as the mercuries. These are slender herbs (forbs), rhizomatious perennials and woody perennials, native to Europe, North Africa, and Asia.
12 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Dog's Mercury
speciesMercurialis perennis
Annual mercury
speciesMercurialis annua
Hairy Mercury
speciesMercurialis tomentosa
Mercurialis leiocarpa
speciesMercurialis leiocarpa
Mercurialis ovata
speciesMercurialis ovata
Mercurialis huetii
speciesMercurialis huetii
Mercurialis × paxii
hybridMercurialis × paxii
Mercurialis canariensis
speciesMercurialis canariensis
Mercurialis elliptica
speciesMercurialis elliptica
Mercurialis corsica
speciesMercurialis corsica
Mercurialis × longifolia
hybridMercurialis × longifolia
Mercurialis reverchonii
speciesMercurialis reverchonii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.509
Latin Herbal
1484 · p.197
Latin Herbal with German Synonyms
1486 · p.198
De medicinali materia libri sex
Dioscorides · 1552 · p.672
Latin Herbal with German Synonyms
1484 · p.225
Herbarius
1485 · p.198
Herbal of Virtues
1499 · p.197
The Great Herbary with all the figures of the herbs
1532 · p.211
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.510
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.507
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.508
On the Names of Plants
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.263
In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Mercurialis in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 68845.