Circaea canadensis
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| Circaea canadensis | |
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| In Fairfax County, Virginia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Onagraceae |
| Genus: | Circaea |
| Species: | C. canadensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Circaea canadensis (L.) Hill
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| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Circaea canadensis, known as eastern enchanter's nightshade, Canada enchanter's nightshade, broad-leaved enchanter's nightshade, is a perennial herbaceous plant found in forests of eastern North America.[3][4][5][1] It is very similar to its sister species, Circaea lutetiana, and was formerly considered conspecific (part of the same species).
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Growth form and flowers
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Circaea canadensis (L.) Hill". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
- ^ "Circaea lutetiana subsp. canadensis (L.) Asch. & Magnus". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Circaea canadensis (Linnaeus) Hill". data.canadensys.net. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
- ^ Weakley, Alan S. (2018), Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States, working draft of 20 August 2018, University of North Carolina Herbarium, North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- ^ "Circaea canadensis". michiganflora.net. Retrieved 2020-01-11.