Biology:Euphorbia mercurialina
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Euphorbia mercurialina | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Euphorbia |
| Species: | E. mercurialina
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| Binomial name | |
| Euphorbia mercurialina Michx.
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Euphorbia mercurialina, commonly called mercury spurge,[1] is a species of plant in the spurge family.
It is native to the Southeastern United States, where it is primarily found in the vicinity of the Cumberland Plateau in east Tennessee and northern Alabama, and in the southern Appalachian Mountains.[2] Disjunct populations are also found in the Piedmont of North Carolina.[3] Its natural habitat is in rich forests over calcareous rock.[4]
It flowers and fruits in the spring.[3]
References
- ↑ "Euphorbia mercurialina". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=EUME4. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ↑ "Floristic synthesis map" (PNG). Bonap.net. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Euphorbia%20mercurialina.png.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Flora of North America Euphorbia mercurialina
- ↑ Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States
Wikidata ☰ Q15389125 entry
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