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Annual mercury

Mercurialis annua

Annual mercury is a green plant that grows in many places. It has soft leaves and can be found in gardens and fields, making it easy to spot during nature walks.

Lebensraum: Urban areas

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The Annual mercury is a bushy plant with opposite, bright to dark green leaves that are often serrated. Its tiny, inconspicuous green flowers grow in clusters at the leaf axils, making it look quite ordinary compared to showier plants.

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Annual mercury
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Annual mercury

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

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Interessante Fakten

Annual mercury is often the very first plant to sprout in freshly dug garden soil!

Despite being poisonous, it was once used for medicine by ancient people!

Eating this plant can make milk from cows taste bitter or even toxic!

Its scientific name 'Mercurialis' might hint at its quick, mercurial spread!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Sexual Separation Power

Annual mercury has male and female flowers on separate plants, ensuring genetic diversity for stronger offspring.

Fähigkeit

Rapid Growth Burst

It can grow and produce seeds very quickly, helping it colonize new, disturbed areas fast for survival.

Fähigkeit

Wind Whisperer

Its tiny flowers release pollen into the wind, letting it spread far without needing insect help to reproduce.

Maße und Details

Höhe
10-60 cm
Ausbreitung
15-40 cm
Blütezeit
Summer-fall
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Mäßig
Lebenszyklus
Einjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Wind

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

depends on

Humans

Homo sapiens

Thrives in disturbed soil created by human activity.

eats

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

These birds may consume its small seeds.

shelters

Ground Beetle

Carabus nemoralis

Its bushy growth provides shelter for small insects.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Do not touch or eat plants without asking an adult first.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von Annual mercury?

10-60 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von Annual mercury?

15-40 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von Annual mercury?

Summer-fall

Was ist der/die/das essbar von Annual mercury?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von Annual mercury?

Mäßig

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von Annual mercury?

Einjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von Annual mercury?

Wind

Wo findet man Annual mercury normalerweise?

Urban areas

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