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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Circaea alpina ssp. alpina   FAMILY Onagraceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Circaea alpina ssp. alpina   FAMILY Onagraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 10 (2021)

Circaea alpina ssp. alpina

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Circaea alpina ssp. alpina

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Circaea alpina ssp. alpina

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)

Circaea alpina var. alpina

INCLUDED WITHIN Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)

Circaea alpina

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-05-002:

Circaea alpina   FAMILY Onagraceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Circaea alpina

 

COMMON NAME:
Alpine Enchanter's Nightshade, Smaller Enchanter's Nightshade


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image of Circaea alpina ssp. alpina, Alpine Enchanter's Nightshade, Smaller Enchanter's Nightshade

Diane Creaton    dmc03295

June    Avery County    NC

The Roan Highlands

Leaves coarsely toothed, 1.0-2.5" long, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).

image of Circaea alpina ssp. alpina, Alpine Enchanter's Nightshade, Smaller Enchanter's Nightshade

JK Marlow    jkm100626_015

June    Avery County    NC

The Roan Highlands

Leaves have coarse, sharp teeth and are often cordate at the base, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

image of Circaea alpina ssp. alpina, Alpine Enchanter's Nightshade, Smaller Enchanter's Nightshade

JK Marlow    jkm100626_017

June    Avery County    NC

The Roan Highlands

Flowers are crowded at the top of the raceme, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Circaea alpina ssp. alpina   FAMILY Onagraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Circaea alpina ssp. alpina   FAMILY Onagraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 10
Circaea alpina ssp. alpina

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Circaea alpina ssp. alpina

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Circaea alpina ssp. alpina

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Circaea alpina var. alpina

INCLUDED WITHIN Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Circaea alpina

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-05-002:
Circaea alpina   FAMILY Onagraceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Circaea alpina

 

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2094

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Moist organic soil at high elevations (especially in spruce-fir and northern hardwood forests), rocky or gravelly seepages, in spray behind waterfalls, at dripping cliff bases, per Weakley's Flora

Native to North Carolina

Uncommon

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LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
White
2-merous
2 sepals
2 petals
Inferior ovary

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Nut-like

 

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