{"id":23796,"date":"2021-04-14T11:30:30","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T10:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/?p=23796"},"modified":"2021-09-28T11:46:43","modified_gmt":"2021-09-28T10:46:43","slug":"identify-dogs-mercury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2021\/04\/14\/identify-dogs-mercury\/","title":{"rendered":"Identify Dogs Mercury"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-23796 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2021\/04\/14\/identify-dogs-mercury\/dogs-mercury-1-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/dogs-mercury-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/dogs-mercury-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/dogs-mercury-1-scaled-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/dogs-mercury-1-scaled-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2021\/04\/14\/identify-dogs-mercury\/dogs-mercury-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/dogs-mercury-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-25933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/dogs-mercury-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/dogs-mercury-2-scaled-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/dogs-mercury-2-scaled-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-25933'>\n\t\t\t\tDogs Mercury\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/2021\/04\/14\/identify-dogs-mercury\/dogs-mercury\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/dogs-mercury-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/dogs-mercury-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/dogs-mercury-scaled-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/dogs-mercury-scaled-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2>DOG&#8217;S MERCURY \/ SPRING \/ SUMMER \/ DEADLY<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><strong>COMMON NAMES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\">Dog&#8217;s Mercury, Dog&#8217;s Cole<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><strong>BOTANICAL NAME<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; background-color: #ffffff; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: -6pt 0pt 20pt 0pt;\">Mercurialis Perennis<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><strong>PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; background-color: #ffffff; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: -6pt 0pt 20pt 0pt;\">Root &#8211;\u00a0 Unknown.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; background-color: #ffffff; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: -6pt 0pt 20pt 0pt;\">Stems &#8211; Single rounded stems with leaves growing in pairs at intervals up the stem.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; background-color: #ffffff; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: -6pt 0pt 20pt 0pt;\">Leaves &#8211; Green, single leaves, lanceolate in shape which are serrated.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; background-color: #ffffff; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: -6pt 0pt 20pt 0pt;\">Flowers &#8211; Male flowers grow up a short stem, the flowers are small, pale green with creamy coloured anthers.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; background-color: #ffffff; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: -6pt 0pt 20pt 0pt;\">The female flowers have shorter flower stems and at the top of the stem are a pair of sphere shaped lobes with tiny petals emerging from the top.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; background-color: #ffffff; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: -6pt 0pt 20pt 0pt;\">Seeds &#8211; Unknown.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><strong>SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\">Kingdom &#8211; Plantae<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\">Order &#8211; Malpighiales<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\">Family &#8211; Euphorbiaceae<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\">Genus &#8211; Mercurialis<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><strong>KNOWN HAZARDS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\">The whole plant is toxic. Mercurialine is one of the main compounds in this plant. It is known to induce haemorrhaging and inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract and kidneys. It will induce drowsiness and mild muscular spasms. Symptoms of poisoning appear within a few hours; they include vomiting, pain, gastric and kidney inflammation and sometimes inflammation of the cheeks and jaw. Larger doses cause lethargy, jaundice, painful urination and coma.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><strong>COULD BE CONFUSED WITH<br \/>\n<\/strong>Dog&#8217;s Mercury is quite distinctive and doesn&#8217;t have many look a likes, but the leaves could be confused with those a the elder tree. The main issues with this plant is that it grows within other woodland plants such as wild garlic and could accidentally be harvested with edible leaves.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><strong>RANGE AND DISTRIBUTION<br \/>\n<\/strong>This is a common plant in Europe including Britain and South West Asia.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><strong>HABITAT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; background-color: #ffffff; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: -6pt 0pt 20pt 0pt;\">In dappled shade in woodlands, hedgerows and gardens.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><strong>EDIBLE USES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\">None. This plant is poisonous do not eat!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DOG&#8217;S MERCURY \/ SPRING \/ SUMMER \/ DEADLY COMMON NAMES Dog&#8217;s Mercury, Dog&#8217;s Cole BOTANICAL NAME Mercurialis Perennis PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS Root &#8211;\u00a0 Unknown. Stems &#8211; Single rounded stems with leaves growing in pairs at intervals up the stem. Leaves &#8211; Green, single leaves, lanceolate in shape which are serrated. Flowers&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24248,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[101],"tags":[244,238,245],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23796"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23796"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23796\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27074,"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23796\/revisions\/27074"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23796"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23796"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totallywilduk.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23796"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}