Enchanter's-nightshade
Enchanter's-nightshade carpeting woodland
Leaves and flower spike
2-merous flower
Developing fruits
Circaea lutetiana
Onagraceae
June to August
It is found throughout the country.
See the BSBI distribution map for Enchanter's-nightshade
It grows in damp, shaded habitats, such as woodland, hedgerows,
scrub, waste ground and beside water. In gardens and fields it
grows as a weed.
Enchanter's-nightshade is a native, perennial, rhizomatous,
carpet-forming herb, growing up to 60cm.
The flowering spikes have delicate flowers 4-7mm across.
They are obviously 2-merous - 2 stamens, a style with a 2-lobed
stigma, 2 white petals with a pink tinge, and 2 bent-back sepals.
Fruits are burr-like
Stems and stalks are glandular.
Leaves are pointed ovals, up to 10cm long.
The rhizomes break off easily, making them persistent, spreading
weeds.
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Enchanter's-nightshade carpeting woodland
Leaves and flower spike
2-merous flower
Developing fruits
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