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Annual Mercury

Annual Mercury Mercurialis Annua

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What is the plant

Mercurialis annua is an annual plant that can grow up to 0.50 metres tall.It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.

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Humidity

Normal

Lighting

Full Sun

Difficulty

Easy

Hibernation

Cold Period

Toxicity

Poisonous

Invasive

Weed

Water
It prefers moist soil.
Sunlight
It cannot grow in the shade
Soil
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils.

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Additional
The plant is poisonous, but less so than the perennial M. perennis
Popularity
596 people already have this plant 82 people have added this plant to their wishlists

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