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broadleaf enchanter's nightshade
Circaea canadensis
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
Alpine Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea alpina
American jumpseedPersicaria virginiana
virginia stickseedHackelia virginiana
bittersweet nightshadeSolanum dulcamara
American lopseedPhryma leptostachya
eastern black nightshadeSolanum emulans
common jewelweedImpatiens capensis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 16,461 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 5,091 |
| Ontario | 4,158 |
| New York | 2,411 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,040 |
| Massachusetts | 1,698 |
| Michigan | 1,534 |
| Wisconsin | 1,481 |
| Virginia | 1,297 |
| Maryland | 1,278 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | myrtles, evening primroses, and allies · Myrtales |
| Family | evening primrose family · Onagraceae |
| Genus | enchanter's nightshades · Circaea |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise broadleaf enchanter's nightshade with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.