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Euphorbiaceae
Mercurialis

not marked as a favorite taxon *Mercurialis annua Linnaeus. Common name: Annual Mercury, Boys-and-Girls, Herb Mercury. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Disturbed areas, waif on ballast. Distribution: Native of Mediterranean Europe. This species has been reported as a rare ‘ballast weed’ from Charleston, SC and Mobile, AL (Wiggins 1932); some of the occurrences presumably represent non-persistent waifs.

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Origin/Endemic status: Mediterranean Europe and Africa

Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, C, F, FNA12, G, K4, NE, NY, S, S13, Tat, Govaerts, Frodin, & Radcliffe-Smith (2000); = n/a — Pa, RAB. Basionym: Mercurialis annua L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Mercurialis annua - FNA12

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