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PLANTS

Small enchanter's nightshade

Circaea alpina

Plants
NativeHerbPerennialWhite flowers
Small enchanter's nightshade, In flower
Small enchanter's nightshade, In fruit
Small enchanter's nightshade, No flowers or fruits
27 cmHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 27 cm. Grows in marshes.

There are 1,260 observations of Small enchanter's nightshade in Québec, mostly in Bas-Saint-Laurent, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Bas-Saint-Laurent293
  2. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine168
  3. Outaouais105
  4. Estrie102
  5. Chaudière-Appalaches88
  6. Abitibi-Témiscamingue85
  7. Capitale-Nationale72
  8. Côte-Nord72
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean60
  10. Laurentides53
  11. Mauricie50
  12. Nord-du-Québec32
  13. Lanaudière31
  14. Montérégie31
  15. Centre-du-Québec15
  16. Montréal3

Habitat

MarshAlexander Rumpel

Similar species

Broadleaf enchanter's nightshadeCircaea canadensis
TOXIC
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Garlic mustardAlliaria petiolata
Yellow archangelLamium galeobdolon
Common nipplewortLapsana communis
Common selfhealPrunella vulgaris
Norway mapleAcer platanoides
TOXIC
White snakerootAgeratina altissima
Largeleaf brunneraBrunnera macrophylla