Species: Enchanter's-nightshade (Circaea lutetiana)
Family: Willowherbs (ONAGRACEAE)
Category: Flowering Plants
Location: NW
A. Flowering Plants
More extensive information on flowering plants can be found in a separate blog post.
B. Willowherbs (ONAGRACEAE)
The Evening Primrose is probably the best-known member of this large family. Most bees cannot collect the pollen grains of willowherbs because they are stuck together; only certain bee species can pollinate willowherbs, all of which flower from June. With the exception of the American Willowherb all the willowherbs listed here are native plants. Preparations from willowherbs are astringent, and must be taken with care, especially with regard to dosage.
C. Enchanter's-nightshade (Circaea lutetiana)
This is a creeping and persistent native woodland plant, which has the unusual characteristic of white flowers with only two petals. They appear in June.
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Enchanter's-nightshade
Enchanter's-nightshade can form dense carpets of foliage through which the slender flower stems show.
Enchanter's-nightshade
Enchanter's-nightshade is a highly invasive native woodland plant.
Enchanter's-nightshade
Enchanter's-nightshade has the unusual characteristic of white flowers with only two petals.
