Mercurialis annua, Annual Mercury, Garden Mercury,
French Mercury, מרקולית מצויה
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| | Scientific name: |
| Mercurialis annua L. |
| Common name: |
| Annual Mercury, Garden Mercury, French Mercury |
| Hebrew name: |
| מרקולית מצויה |
| Family: |
| Euphorbiaceae, חלבלוביים |
Date Picture Taken: February 8, 2008
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| | Life form: |
| Annual |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, entire |
| Flowers: |
| Green |
| Flowering Period: |
| January, February, March, April, May, December |
| Habitat: |
| Batha, Phrygana |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts |
| Chorotype: |
| Med - Euro-Siberian |
| Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
Date Picture Taken: Febraury 5, 2008
Derivation of the botanical name:
Mercurialis, in honor of Mercurius (Roman), or Hermes (Greek), the messenger of the gods.
annua, annual.
- The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
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