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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Circaea alpina ssp. alpina
FAMILY
Onagraceae
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Read more about Circaea at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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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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).
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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).
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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
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
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
White
2-merous
2 sepals
2 petals
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Nut-like
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p116
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p093
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p057
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p263
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p148
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p184
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p110
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