Enchanter’s Nightshade (Circaea lutetiana)


Circaea canadensis or lutetiana
Photographed June 29.

These delicate little flowers can easily pass unnoticed, but there may be thousands of them along a woodland trail. These plants were growing in Bird Park, Mount Lebanon. Whether the plant is properly Circaea lutetiana or Circaea canadensis is a question we leave to botanists; in many classifications the species are separate, but the USDA PLANTS database recognizes only Circaea lutetiana.

Circaea canadensis or lutetiana

For a description of the species, see the Circaea lutetiana reference page.

Circaea canadensis or lutetiana
Circaea canadensis or lutetiana

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