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Mercury (plant)

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For the Italian philologist and physician known also by his Latin name Hieronymus Mercurialis, see Geronimo Mercuriali.
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Annual mercury (Mercurialis annua)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Acalyphoideae
Tribe: Acalypheae
Subtribe: Mercurialinae
Genus: Mercurialis
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Species

Mercuries (IPA: /ˈmɜːkjəri/) constitute a genus (Mercurialis, IPA: /məˈkjuːriˌɑːlɪs/) of plants of the family Euphorbiaceae (Spurge), which includes slender herbs (forbs), rhizomatious perennials and woody perennials. There are 8 to 10 European species (depending on classification) and 1 Asian species.

[edit] Synonyms

de:Bingelkräuter

eo:Merkurialo fr:Mercuriale lt:Laiškenis nl:Bingelkruid pt:Mercurialis

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