Circaea canadensis

Circaea canadensis, known as eastern enchanter's nightshade, Canada enchanter's nightshade, broad-leaved enchanter's nightshade, is a perennial herbaceous plant found in forests of eastern North America.[3][4][5][1] It is very similar to its sister species, Circaea lutetiana, and was formerly considered conspecific (part of the same species).

  • Growth form and flowers
    Growth form and flowers

Circaea canadensis
In Fairfax County, Virginia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Onagraceae
Genus: Circaea
Species:
C. canadensis
Binomial name
Circaea canadensis
(L.) Hill
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Circaea alpestris Wallr.
  • Circaea latifolia
  • Circaea lutetiana var. canadensis L.
  • Circaea lutetiana subsp. canadensis (L.) Asch. & Magnus
  • Circaea quadrisulcata var. canadensis (L.) Á. Löve & D. Löve

References
  1. "Circaea canadensis (L.) Hill". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  2. "Circaea lutetiana subsp. canadensis (L.) Asch. & Magnus". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  3. "Circaea canadensis (Linnaeus) Hill". data.canadensys.net. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  4. Weakley, Alan S. (2018), Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States, working draft of 20 August 2018, University of North Carolina Herbarium, North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  5. "Circaea canadensis". michiganflora.net. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
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