APHOTOFLORA
An online educational resource and botanical image library dedicated to
the flora; wildflowers, trees, shrubs, ferns, liverworts and mosses, found in
South-West England, mostly around Devon and Cornwall, by David Fenwick.
Mercurialis annua - Annual Mercury (Alien Hexaploid Form)
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Annual Mercury
Mercurialis annua - hexaploid
- flowers and capsules 1
Mercurialis annua - hexaploid
- flowers and capsules 1
Annual Mercury
Mercurialis annua - hexaploid
- flowers and capsules 2
Annual Mercury
Mercurialis annua - hexaploid
- seed capsule 1
Annual Mercury
Mercurialis annua - hexaploid
- flowering plant 1
Annual Mercury
Mercurialis annua - hexaploid
- leaf upperside 1
Images taken in car park at Stoke Village, Plymouth, Devon. 08.06.07.
The above plant is a monoecious hexaploid form, male and female flowers can be found on the same plant. It originates from Iberia and Morrocco. Its name is also synonymous with the plant Mercurialis ambigua and may be referred to as this species.
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the flora of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but a few species may only be determined by observing microscopic differences that are characteristic to any one species.