Common name:
Enchanter's nightshade
Family:
Scientific name:
Circaea lutetiana
Main flower color:
Range:
All of the UK; less common only in north Scotland
Height:
Up to 70 cm
Habitat:
Shady woodland, hedgebanks
Flowers:
Small, formed of two spreading white petals, notched at the tip, two exserted stamens, a two-lobed stigma and two reddish, ovate, recurved sepals. Flowers are attached by short stalks which, like the stem, have a covering of short, bristly hairs. The inflorescence is an open, elongated cluster, held some distance above the uppermost leaves
Leaves:
Opposite, ovate, up to 10 cm long, lined with small, shallow teeth
Season:
June to August
Rarity:
★★★★★
