About Euphorbia mercurialina Michx.
Euphorbia mercurialina, commonly known as mercury spurge, is a plant species belonging to the spurge family. It is native to the Southeastern United States. Most of its range is located around the Cumberland Plateau in east Tennessee and northern Alabama, as well as in the southern Appalachian Mountains. There are also isolated disjunct populations in the Piedmont region of North Carolina. This species grows naturally in rich forests that develop over calcareous rock. It produces flowers and fruits during the spring.
