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      - Order - Evening-primrose / Loosestrife - Myrtales
        
        Family - Evening-primrose Family - Onagraceae
        
        Species - Small Enchanter's-nightshade - Circaea alpina ssp. alpina

Small Enchanter's-nightshade - Circaea alpina ssp. alpina

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Native Species

Global Rank: G5T5
State Rank: SNR
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General Description

See species description and diagnostic characters (below).

Diagnostic Characteristics

The leaf blades of subspecies alpina are cordate at the base and serrate on the margins.

Range Comments

Portions of western and eastern North America, absent from the southern Great Plains and southeast (Kartesz 2009).

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database

Number of Observations: 8

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References

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- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
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Citation for data on this website:
Small Enchanter's-nightshade — Circaea alpina ssp. alpina. Montana Field Guide. Montana Natural Heritage Program. Retrieved on November 21, 2024, from https://FieldGuide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=PDONA04011