Copy permalink to share
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia

Euphorbia mercurialina Michaux. Common name: Cumberland Spurge, Mercury Spurge. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Rich moist to dry forests over mafic or calcareous rocks. Distribution: S. KY south through e. TN to nw. GA and n. AL. Apparently introduced in VA (City of Richmond) (Wright et al. 2023). It has been attributed to NC since 1992, but this material does not match E. mercurialina and is treated here as Euphorbia species 5.

Glossary (beta!)

Subgenus: Chamaesyce. Section: Alectoroctonum.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, FNA12, G, K4, Tn, W, Govaerts, Frodin, & Radcliffe-Smith (2000), Huft (1979), Park (1998); = n/a — RAB; = Tithymalopsis mercurialina (Michx.) Small — S, S13. Basionym: Euphorbia mercurialina Michx. 1803

Links to other floras: = Euphorbia mercurialina - FNA12

Show in key(s)

Show parent genus | Show parent in key(s)

Heliophily ⓘ: 5

Your browser does not support SVGs

Hover over a shape, letter, icon, or arrow on the map for definition or see the legend.

image of plant© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷

Feedback

See something missing or incorrect about Euphorbia mercurialina? Let us know here:

  1. Please include your name and if possible, email in case when need to clarify what you wrote.
  2. If you opt out of including email, please be as specific as possible (e.g., which photo is incorrect?)
  3. Please do not submit questions asking to identify plants or about horticultural topics (e.g., how do I control an invasive plant in my garden?). Instead, those questions can be submitted here for the Carolinas region only.
  4. Please do not send us feedback about unkeyed species as this work is ongoing.
  5. Please allow time for flora edits to show in our next data release. We greatly appreciate your feedback but may require extra time to research complicated taxonomic issues.

Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro:

Stems:

Leaves:

Inforescence:

Flowers:

Fruits:

Comments:

Height:

plant sale text:

bloom table text:

description:

stems:

leaves:

inflorescence:

flowers:

fruits:

comments:

cultural notes:

germination code:

native range:



0 unsaved edits on this page.