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Circaea alpina L.

Alpine enchanter’s-nightshade (Onagraceae)

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Circaea alpina is a plant of shady situations at mid-altitudes in mountainous areas, chiefly the Lake District and the Isle of Arran (VC100: Clyde Islands); its crowded flowers and glabrous petioles separate it from Circaea lutetiana and their hybrid.

Great Mell Fell (VC70: Cumberland); 2020-07-22

 Alpine enchanter’s-nightshade / Circaea alpina: _Circaea alpina_ is a plant of shady situations at mid-altitudes in mountainous areas, chiefly the Lake District and the Isle of Arran (VC100); its crowded flowers and glabrous petioles separate it from _Circaea lutetiana_ and their hybrid.

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