Mercurialis

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamilia: Acalyphoideae
Tribus: Acalypheae
Genus: Mercurialis
Species: M. annua – M. canariensis – M. corsica – M. elliptica – M. huetii – M. leiocarpa – M. × longifolia – M. ovata – M. × paxii – M. perennis – M. reverchonii – M. tomentosa
Source(s) of checklist:
Name

Mercurialis L., 1753

Type species: Mercurialis perennis L. LT designated by J. K. Small in N. L. Britton et A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S. ed. 2. 2: 460 (1913).

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Cynocrambe Hill, Brit. Herb.: 483 (1756).
Discoplis Raf., New Fl. 4: 9 (1838).
Synema Dulac, Fl. Hautes-Pyrénées: 154 (1867).

References

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus II. Pp. 561–1200, [1–30, index], [1, err.]. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. ; 1035.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Mercurialis in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Jun 06. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Mercurialis. Published online. Accessed: Jun 06 2020.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Mercurialis in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Jun 06. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2020. Mercurialis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Jun 06.
Euro+Med PlantBase: Mercurialis
Flora of China: Mercurialis

Vernacular names
العربية: حلبوب
azərbaycanca: Zöhrəotu
беларуская: Пралеснік
català: Mercurial
Cebuano: Mercurialis
čeština: bažanka
dansk: Bingelurt
Deutsch: Bingelkräuter
English: Mercury
Esperanto: Merkurialo
فارسی: شنگرفی
suomi: Sinijuuret
français: Mercuriale
hornjoserbsce: Šćěr
magyar: Szélfű
lietuvių: Laiškenis
Nederlands: Bingelkruid
polski: Szczyr
русский: Пролесник
slovenčina: bažanka
svenska: Binglar
Türkçe: Yer fesleğeni
中文: 山靛属

Mercurialis /mərˌkjʊəriˈælɪs/ is a genus of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae, the spurges, known commonly as the mercuries. These are slender herbs (forbs), rhizomatious perennials and woody perennials, native to Europe, North Africa, and Asia.[3][4][5]

Species[3]

Mercurialis annua L. – most of Europe, North Africa, the Middle East (from Turkey to Iran and Qatar), and islands of the eastern Atlantic (Canary Islands, Azores, Madeira, etc.)
Mercurialis canariensis Obbard & S.A.Harris – Canary Islands
Mercurialis corsica Coss. & Kralik – Corsica, Sardinia
Mercurialis elliptica Lam. – Spain, Portugal, Morocco
Mercurialis huetii Hanry – Spain, France, Morocco
Mercurialis leiocarpa Siebold & Zucc. – China, Japan, Korea, Ryukyu Islands, Thailand, Assam, Bhutan, Nepal
Mercurialis × longifolia Lam. – Spain, Portugal, France (M. annua × M. tomentosa)
Mercurialis ovata Sternb. & Hoppe – C + E Europe and SW Asia from Germany + Italy to Russia + Syria
Mercurialis × paxii Graebn. – C + E Europe from Germany to Crimea (M. ovata × M. perennis)
Mercurialis perennis L. – most of Europe plus Algeria, Caucasus, Turkey, Iran
Mercurialis reverchonii Rouy – Spain, Morocco
Mercurialis tomentosa L. – Spain, Portugal, France, Balearic Islands

formerly included[3]

transferred to other genera (Acalypha Adenocline Claoxylon Leidesia Micrococca Seidelia Speranskia )

M. abyssinica – Micrococca mercurialis
M. acanthocarpa – Speranskia cantonensis
M. alternifolia Lam. 1797 not Hochst. ex Baill. 1858 – Micrococca mercurialis
M. alternifolia Hochst. ex Baill. 1858 not Lam. 1797 – Acalypha hochstetteriana
M. androgyna – Leidesia procumbens
M. angustifolia – Claoxylon angustifolium
M. australis – Claoxylon australe
M. bupleuroides – Adenocline pauciflora var. bupleuroides
M. caffra – Adenocline acuta
M. capensis – Leidesia procumbens
M. cucullata – Acalypha segetalis
M. dregeana – Adenocline acuta
M. indica – Claoxylon hainanense
M. pauciflora – Adenocline pauciflora
M. procumbens – Leidesia procumbens
M. pumila – Seidelia triandra
M. serrata – Adenocline pauciflora var. ovalifolia
M. subcordata – Adenocline acuta
M. tenella – Adenocline pauciflora var. tenella
M. tenerifolia – Claoxylon tenerifolium
M. triandra – Seidelia triandra
M. tricocca Eckl. & Zeyh. ex Krauss 1845 not E.Mey. ex Sond. 1850 – Leidesia procumbens
M. tricocca E.Mey. ex Sond. 1850 not Eckl. & Zeyh. ex Krauss 1845 – Adenocline violifolia
M. violifolia – Adenocline violifolia
M. Mercurialis zeyheri – Adenocline pauciflora var. transiens

Weed or landscape plant?
References

lectotype designated by J. K. Small in N. L. Britton et A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S. ed. 2. 2: 460 (1913).
Tropicos, genus Mercurialis
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Mercurialis includes photos and European distribution maps
Flora of China Vol. 11 Page 247 山靛属 shan dian shu Mercurialis Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 1035. 1753.