Mercurialis elliptica, Lam.
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Mercurialis elliptica |
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2. M. elliptica Lam. View in CoL , Encycl. Méth. Bot. 4: 119 (1797).
Glabrous perennial up to 60 cm. Stems branched; stock stout and woody. Leaves (l-)2-4 cm, elliptical or ovate, obtuse or subacute, crenate-dentate; petiole 2-8 mm. Female flowers axillary, 1 or few; petioles up to 3 mm; calyx-lobes orbicular-ovate, obtuse. Fruit 3-4 x 5-6 mm, glabrous; seed c. 2 mm, globose or ovoid, smooth or nearly so. Sandy waste places. C. & S. Portugal, S. Spain. Hs Lu.
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Mercurialis elliptica
| Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. 1981 |
M. elliptica
| Lam. 1797: 119 |