Mercurialis ambigua L.

Spice

Family: EUPHORBIACEAE

Genus: Mercurialis

Sinònims: Mercurialis annua L. subsp. ambigua (L. f.) Arcang

Catalan common name: Malcoratge. Malcoratge bast. Malcoratge fi. Mercurial.

Spanish common name: Malcoraje. Mercurial.

Province distribution: Balearic Islands. Tarragona. València.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Ibiza. Formentera. Cabrera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): West Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Terophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Path and road sides, disturbed zones.

Characteristics: A descrite annual plant, 5-40 cm. in length, flowers also not very showy. The leaves are opposite, egg shaped with a serrate margin. The plant has a slightly nettey appearance, as the leaves are superimposed upon another.