M. annua grown in greenhouse conditions in winter

M. perennis close-up

Mercurialis perennis growing naturally in Switzerland (close to Broc)

Diploid Mercurialis growing naturally in Heidelberg, Germany

Preparing material from controlled crosses at UNIL’s greenhouse

Hermaphrodite plants recruited after a large forest fire in Galicia, North Spain

It is common to find M annua growing on walls. Picture from Northern Portugal

Pedunculated hermaphrodites from eastern Spain

Putatively 4x M annua growing under Retama sphaerocarpa in a dry area in Morocco

First stage of Mercurialis annua cultivation in green house

Second stage of Mercurialis annua cultivation in greenhouse

Diploid male and female naturally growing in the Tel Aviv University botanical garden

Diploid male naturally growing in the Tel Aviv University botanical garden