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Mercurialis L.
Genus comprised of 5 species in North Africa, usually herbaceous. However, there are 2 species with ± woody stems and sometimes exceeding 0.5 m in height which are Iberian-Maghrebi endemics.
Key to species
1 Subshrubs glabrous, with woody stems. Leaves elliptical Mercurialis elliptica
1 Subshrubs hirsute, with a woody base but herbaceous stems. Ovate leaves Mercurialis reverchonii
Updated by: F.J. Pérez García & J.F. Mota Poveda.