Question: Growing in the woods in Lincoln, Massachusetts. (Mostly deciduous with some white pine.) It looks similar to Circaea alpina in …
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Growing in the woods in Lincoln, Massachusetts. (Mostly deciduous with some white pine.) It looks similar to Circaea alpina in the simple key but the teeth on my plant's leaves are much smaller. Could it be Circaea canadensis, which isn't in the simple key?
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Dear jfc, this looks like Circaea canadensis (broad-leaved enchanter's-nightshade). This native member of the Onagraceae is found in forests (primarily dominated by deciduous trees), as you have noted. Best wishes.
