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Euphorbia mercurialina

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Mercury Spurge

G4Apparently Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.144977

Element CodePDEUP0Q190

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderEuphorbiales

FamilyEuphorbiaceae

GenusEuphorbia

Other Common Names

mercury spurge (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Review Date1992-01-16

Change Date1992-01-16

Edition Date1992-01-16

Edition AuthorsAnnable, C.

Range Extent Comments

Cumberland Plateau region from south KY to north AL and northwest GA (Gleason & Cronquist, 1991).

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Rich soil on wooded slopes of ravines (Gleason & Cronquist, 1991).

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
North Carolina	S2	Yes
Alabama	SNR	Yes
Georgia	S3	Yes
Kentucky	S3	Yes
Florida	SNR	Yes
Tennessee	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Alabama (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Blue Mountain	Talladega National Forest	4,986

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2016. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 12. Magnoliophyta: Vitaceae to Garryaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 603 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.