Dog’s Mercury
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Botanical Name |
Mercurialis perennis |
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Habitat |
Woods, hedges |
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Description |
Unbranched herbaceous up to 20cm/8in. Leaves: slender, ovate, fine hair Flowers: develop in leaves axis, green, petalless. Male and female on different plants. Male flowers – spike Females – in groups of 2 or 3 |
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Native to |
Europe, Western Asia |