Mercurialis perennis L.

Dog's mercury (en), Mercuriale vivace (fr), Mercuriale des montagnes (fr), Mercuriale pérenne (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Mercurialis

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory myrmecochory
Mature width (meter) 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.3
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) 0.1
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Woods and shady places, usually in beech and oak woods, avoiding acid soils.
More
It is a temperate plant.
Light 1-6
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-7

Usage

The young shoots are cooked and eaten.
Uses dye medicinal oil poison
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Purgative (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Wart (unspecified)
Human toxicity toxic (whole)
Animal toxicity strong toxic (whole)

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Mercurialis perennis habit picture by David Hocken (cc-by-sa)
Mercurialis perennis habit picture by emma yosemma (cc-by-sa)
Mercurialis perennis habit picture by Loïc Lehalle (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Mercurialis perennis leaf picture by Matthieu Gebus (cc-by-sa)
Mercurialis perennis leaf picture by pascale delori (cc-by-sa)
Mercurialis perennis leaf picture by Jitka (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Mercurialis perennis flower picture by Michael Ochse (cc-by-sa)
Mercurialis perennis flower picture by Patrice Dufour (cc-by-sa)
Mercurialis perennis flower picture by David Hocken (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Mercurialis perennis fruit picture by Kelly Jennings (cc-by-sa)
Mercurialis perennis fruit picture by grutz (cc-by-sa)
Mercurialis perennis fruit picture by Georg Lanzl (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Mercurialis perennis world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Algeria, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Sweden, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tunisia, and Ukraine

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:352211-1
WFO ID wfo-0000241769
COL ID 3ZTK4
BDTFX ID 42340
INPN ID 108361
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Mercurialis alpina Mercurialis cynocrambe Mercurialis longifolia Mercurialis nemoralis Mercurialis perennis Mercurialis sylvatica Mercurialis sylvestris Synema perenne Mercurialis perennis f. saxicola Mercurialis perennis var. brachyphylla Mercurialis perennis var. subalpina Mercurialis perennis f. sylvatica Mercurialis perennis f. ovatifolia Mercurialis perennis f. glabra Mercurialis perennis f. robusta