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Enchanter's nightshade

Circaea lutetiana

Photo by mauna Kunzah
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Field Notes

Description:

White flowers, 2-3 mm each. What appears to be the style is somewhat long relative to the tiny flower. The flowers last for about a month and are replaced by small, bur-like parts. Enchanter's nightshade isn't particularly toxic.

Habitat:

Temperate woodlands' edge.

Reference Links:

Circaea lutetiana, Enchanter's Nightshade (Circaea lutetiana canadensis)

Species ID Suggestions

Enchanter's Nightshade

Circaea lutetiana
JDP
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Comments (2)
mauna Kunzah
Thanks for all of the info, JDP. Very interesting.
JDP
There's some confusion with this one taxonomically. There are three species, C. lutetiana, C. canadensis, and C. quadrisculata that are all pretty much the same and I think are now just grouped together as C. lutetiana. Also, Circaea is named for the Circe, the witch of Greek mythology who appears in the Odyssey. So that's cool.

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The Color Green - Northeastern US
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Flowers of North America
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project

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PublishedJuly 13, 2013

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