Mercurialis leiocarpa
a perennial member of the Mercurialis genus in the family Euphorbiaceae.
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Taxonomy and growth
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Mercurialis
- Life cycle
- perennial
- Height
- 0.1 m
- Flower type
- hermaphrodite
Uses
Material uses
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A drying oil is obtained from the seed[3]. A blue dye is obtained from the leaves[1][3].
- Product or use
- Dye
- Product or use
- Oil
Environment
- Range
- E. Asia - Japan.
- Habitat
- Woods in low mountains, central and southern Japan.
- Light
- full sun
- Shade tolerance
- light shade
- Water
- moderate
- Soil textures
- sandy, loamy, clay
- Soil pH
- acid, neutral, alkaline
- Tolerates Nutritionally Poor Soil
- No
- Drought
- intolerant
Propagation
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Seed -
Cultivation
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Not known
References
Uphof. J. C. Th. Dictionary of Economic Plants. Weinheim 1959-00-00
Ohwi. G. Flora of Japan. (English translation) Smithsonian Institution 1965-00-00
Usher. G. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable 1974-00-00 ISBN 0094579202