Mercurialis annua L.
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Authority
Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.
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Family
Euphorbiaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - A weak glabrous annual 2-6 dm. high. Leaves thin, ovate to lanceolate, 3-6 X 1-5-2.5 em., narrowed at the base, acute or acuminate at the apex, crenate or serrate with rounded teeth; petioles somewhat less than half the length of the blade; male flowers in interrupted spikes longer than the leaves; female flowers clustered in the axils. Capsule 2-carpelled, 4-5 mm. broad, hispid; seeds ovoid, 2.5 X 2 mm., grayish green, densely shallow-pitted.
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Distribution
Adventitious in waste grounds near Nassau, New Providence: Bermuda; Delaware to Texas. Native of Europe. Herb Mebcuby.
New Providence Bahamas South America| Bermuda South America| Delaware United States of America North America| Texas United States of America North America|