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Photographer: Stephen L. Solheim
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Family Onagraceae
Circaea lutetiana L. subsp. canadensis (L.) Asch. & Magnus
broad-leaf enchanter's-nightshade
Circaea: after Circe, the enchantress
lutetiana: of Paris
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, to 28" tall forb; from slender rhizomes |
| Flower: | white to pinkish, 2-parted, 1/4"-1/3" wide, petals deeply notched less than half their length; inflorescence elongating early to 8" with many, stalked evenly spaced flowers along the stalk; blooms June-Aug. |
| Fruit: | capsule with 2 chambers and sticky hairs |
| Leaf: | opposite, stalked, oblong, 2 1/3"-4 1/2" long, usually not more than half as wide as long, tapering gradually to a point |
| Habitat: | moist; woods |
| (Glossary) |
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