PLANTS Profile for Circaea alpina (small enchanter's nightshade)

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PLANTS Profile

Circaea alpina L.
small enchanter's nightshade

Symbol:

CIAL

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Onagraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N
SPM		N

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Joe F. Duft. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Images:
Circaea alpina L.

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Distribution:
Circaea alpina L.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Circaea alpina L.

View 13 genera in Onagraceae, 3 species in Circaea or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Circaea alpina ssp. alpina
small enchanter's nightshade

Circaea alpina ssp. pacifica
small enchanter's nightshade

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Circaea alpina L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Myrtales
Family	Onagraceae – Evening Primrose family
Genus	Circaea L. – enchanter's nightshade
Species	Circaea alpina L. – small enchanter's nightshade

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Circaea alpina L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Illinois:
small enchanter's nightshade		Endangered
Indiana:
small enchanter's nightshade		Extirpated
Kentucky:
small enchanter's-nightshade		Special Concern
Rhode Island:
small enchanter's nightshade		Special Concern

Wetland Indicator Status:
Circaea alpina L.

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC,FACW

FACW

FAC

FACW

FAC+

FACW

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Circaea alpina L.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 27563.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 09/24/2008 08:11 AM MDT