Euphorbiaceae

Mercurialis ovata Sternb. & Hoppe

Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Mercurialis

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Mercurialis ovata (Mercurialis ovata) — FlowerPhoto: David Sandler, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (8)

Arabic: حلبوب بيضوي
arz: حلبوب بيضوى
Bulgarian: Кръглолистен пролез
Czech: Bažanka vejčitá
German: Eiblatt-Bingelkraut
hsb: Jejkojty šćěr
Slovenian: Jajčastolistni golšec
Swedish: Rundbingel

Synonyms

Mercurialis livida Port. ex Baumg.
Mercurialis ovata f. croatica Degen
Mercurialis ovata f. genuina Pax & K.Hoffm.
Mercurialis ovata var. livida (Port. ex Baumg.) Nyman
Mercurialis perennis subsp. ovata (Sternb. & Hoppe) Celak.
Mercurialis perennis var. ovata (Sternb. & Hoppe) Müll.Arg.

Flowers

In flower: April (from 15 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: David Sandler, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Karsten Rohweder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Markéta Žlebková, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Karsten Rohweder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jan Eckstein, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Aaron Iemma, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Oleksandr Shynder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Radio Tonreg from Vienna, Austria, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Christina s.l., CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Benjamin Zwittnig, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Pieter Huybrechts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Benjamin Zwittnig, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.