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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Circaea alpina ssp. alpina
FAMILY
Onagraceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Circaea at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Circaea alpina ssp. alpina
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Circaea alpina var. alpina
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-05-002:
Circaea alpina
FAMILY
Onagraceae
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.
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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.
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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.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Circaea alpina ssp. alpina
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Circaea alpina ssp. alpina
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Circaea alpina var. alpina
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-05-002:
Circaea alpina
FAMILY
Onagraceae
2094
Forb
Perennial
Native to North Carolina
Documented growing wild in - NC -
Uncommon
Look for it in moist organic soil at high elevations (esp in spruce-fir and northern hardwood forests), rocky or gravelly seepages, in spray behind waterfalls, at dripping cliff bases, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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 p116
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p093
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p057
- Wildflowers of Tennessee p148
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p184
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p110