Lucas Land

the entire plantEnchanter's Nightshade

Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis

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Enchanter's Nightshade  has very small white flowers of an unusual shape. Unlike most members of the Evening-primrose family this species has flowers with only two sepals and two petals which are deeply lobed. The paired leaves have toothed margins. Enchanter's Nightshade grows in shady woods.


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Enchanter's Nightshade, which grows by the woodland path, is a member of the willowherb family. The Anglo Saxons called it aelthone and used it as a charm against elves.

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