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Mercurialis L.

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Mercurialis L., Sp. Pl. 1035-1036 (1753)
Mercurialis L.
Names_Fungi record source Mercurialis L. 1753

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Exotic
Wild
New Zealand
Political Region
Webb, C.J.; Sykes, W.R.; Garnock-Jones, P.J. (1988)

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L.
L.
Linnaeus, C. 1753: Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm.
1753
1035-1036
ICN
Mercurialis L.
genus
Mercurialis

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Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Malpighiales
Euphorbiaceae
Mercurialis

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Webb, C.J.; Sykes, W.R.; Garnock-Jones, P.J. 1988: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. IV. Naturalised Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Dicotyledons. Botany Division DSIR, Christchurch.

Mercurialis L.

Herbs or small shrubs, usually dioecious; sap watery. Lvs stipulate, opposite, entire, serrate or crenate. ♂ fls: in clusters on long axillary spikes; perianth segments 3; stamens 8-15. ♀ fls: solitary or in clusters, axillary; perianth segments 3; ovary 2-celled with a single ovule in each cell; styles 2. Fr. a 2-celled capsule separating at maturity from the persistent axis; seed smooth or variously sculptured.

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Mercurialis L.
Mercurialis
Mabberley, D.J. (2008)
Mercurialis L.
Euphorbiaceae
Mercurialis L.
Mercurialis L.
Webb, C.J.; Sykes, W.R.; Garnock-Jones, P.J. (1988)

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1 January 2000
4 September 2008
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