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Small enchanter's nightshade

Circaea alpina

Also called Alpine enchanter’s-nightshade, Enchanter's nightshade, Alpine Enchanter's Nightshade, Dwarf Enchanter's Nightshade, Alpine Enchanters Nightshade, Small Enchanters Nightshade

Small enchanter's nightshade
Photo: Walter Siegmund (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Onagraceae (Evening-primrose family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
Temp. Northern Hemisphere
Climate
temperate

About

Circaea alpina, commonly called alpine enchanter's nightshade, small enchanter's nightshade, or dwarf enchanter's nightshade is a 10–30 cm (3.9–12 in) tall perennial herb found in cool forests of the Northern Hemisphere.

Where it grows

Circaea alpina is generally found in forests or near streams from sea level to 3,000 metres (10,000 ft).

Other Circaea plants

Broadleaf Enchanter's Nightshade · Cordata Enchanter’s Nightshade · Circaea ×decipiens · Circaea ×dubia · Red Hair Enchanter’s Nightshade · Circaea glabrescens · Broadleaf enchanter's nightshade · Circaea ×mentiens · South Enchanter’s Nightshade · Circaea repens · Circaea × skvortsovii · Intermediate Enchanter's Nightshade

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Circaea alpina by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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