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enchanter's nightshades
Circaea
The genus Circaea contains 7–10 species of flowering plants, known as Enchanter's nightshade, in the willowherb family Onagraceae. They are woodland plants occurring throughout the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Two species are widespread, Broad-leaved Enchanter's Nightshade (Circaea lutetiana) and Alpine Enchanter's Nightshade (Circaea alpina). In addition, there is an intermediate hybrid between these two, and several local species or subspecies, with between eight and 14 forms recognised by different authorities. The hybrid is sterile,...
10 branches of this genus, most-observed first
broadleaf enchanter's nightshade
speciesCircaea canadensis
enchanter's-nightshade
speciesCircaea lutetiana
Alpine Enchanter's-nightshade
speciesCircaea alpina
Heart-Leaf Enchanter's Nightshade
speciesCircaea cordata
Upland Enchanter's-nightshade
hybridCircaea × intermedia
Circaea mollis
speciesCircaea mollis
Circaea erubescens
speciesCircaea erubescens
Circaea × sterilis
hybridCircaea × sterilis
Circaea glabrescens
speciesCircaea glabrescens
Circaea × ovata
hybridCircaea × ovata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
On the Names of Plants
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.651
Description of Less Known and Rare Plants
Fabio Colonna · 1616 · p.522
Herbarium Portatile, Oder Behendes Kräuter- und Gewächs-Buch: Darinn nicht allein 1363. so wol Einheimische als Außländndische Kräuter mit Lateinisch und Deutscher Benennung abgebildet, sondern auch die meisten, so in der Medicin gebräuchlich, kürtzlich erkläret werden
Panckow, Thomas · 1656 · p.171
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 47933.