Circaea lutetiana L., 1753

Common names

🇬🇧 Enchanter’s nightshade, Witch’s grass
🇫🇷 Circée de Paris, Circée commune, Herbe des sorcières, Herbe aux sorcières

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Superrosids
Clade: Rosids
Clade: Malvids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Onagraceae
Subfamily: Onagroideae
Tribe: Circaeeae
Genus: Circaea
Species: Circaea lutetiana

Presence

Present.

Conservation status

Red List (Metropolitan France): LC Least Concern

Notes

Hybridizes with C. alpina L., 1753 to produce C. × intermedia Ehrh., 1789, P.

Photographs

img/circaea-lutetiana.webp — Circaea lutetiana

img/circaea-lutetiana-2.webp — Circaea lutetiana

img/circaea-lutetiana-3.webp — Circaea lutetiana

img/circaea-lutetiana-4.webp — Circaea lutetiana - Leaf

Sources

Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 843). Biotope.