Onagraceae

Broadleaf enchanter's nightshade

Circaea lutetiana L.

Family: Onagraceae
Genus: Circaea

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Broadleaf enchanter's nightshade (Circaea lutetiana) — FlowerPhoto: Karim Haddad, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (32)

ang: Ælfþone
Arabic: أبو سلام, عشرق
arz: ابو سلام
Belarusian: Двухпялёснік парыжскі, Літпа
Bulgarian: Едра чаровница
Chinese: 水珠草
Czech: Čarovník pařížský
Danish: Dunet Steffensurt
Dutch: Groot heksenkruid
English: Broadleaf enchanter's nightshade, Enchanter's nightshade
Estonian: Pori-nõiakold
Finnish: Isovelholehti
French: Circée de paris
Georgian: Თეთრძირა
German: Grosses Hexenkraut, Großes Hexenkraut, Gemeines Hexenkraut, Gewöhnliches Hexenkraut
hsb: Wulka kuzłarnička, Čarownik, Čornokwětk
Hungarian: Erdei varázslófű
kw: Losow hudores
Lithuanian: Didžioji dantenė
Norwegian Bokmål: Stortrollurt
pcd: Iérpe éd chorchéle
Persian: عشرق
Polish: Czartawa pospolita
Romanian: Tilișcă
Russian: Двулепестник парижский, Двулепестник четырёхбороздчатый, Колдуница парижская, Колдунова трава, Цирцея парижская
Slovak: Čarovník obyčajný
Slovenian: Veliki nadlišček
Spanish: Circea, Hierba de San Simon, Hierba de San Simón, Yerba de los encantos
Swedish: Stor häxört
Tatar: Париж урманчәе
Uyghur: ئەبۇ سالام
Welsh: Llysiau Steffan, Llysiau'r swynwr

Synonyms

Carlo-stephania major Bubani
Carlostephania major Bubani
Circaea erecta Gilib.
Circaea lutetiana f. albiflora H.Lév. ex Hegi
Circaea lutetiana f. aprica H.Lév. ex Hegi
Circaea lutetiana f. brevipes (Batt.) H.Lév.
Circaea lutetiana f. carneostyla H.Lév. ex Hegi
Circaea lutetiana f. cordifolia Lasch
Circaea lutetiana f. glaberrima Lasch
Circaea lutetiana f. hirsuta (Podp.) Hayek
Circaea lutetiana f. hirtopetiolata H.Lév.
Circaea lutetiana f. longipetiolata H.Lév. ex Hegi
Circaea lutetiana f. mediterranea (Asch. & Magnus) Paol.
Circaea lutetiana f. ovatifolia Lasch
Circaea lutetiana f. pseudocordata H.Lév.
Circaea lutetiana f. rubriflora H.Lév. ex Hegi
Circaea lutetiana f. truncata H.Lév. ex Hegi
Circaea lutetiana f. umbrosa H.Lév. ex Hegi
Circaea lutetiana subsp. mediterranea Asch. & Magnus
Circaea lutetiana subvar. cordifolia (Lasch) Hayek
Circaea lutetiana var. atrosanguinea F.W.Schultz
Circaea lutetiana var. brevipes Batt.
Circaea lutetiana var. cordifolia G.Mey.
Circaea lutetiana var. cordifolia (Lasch) Beck
Circaea lutetiana var. decipiens Asch.
Circaea lutetiana var. erythrocalyx Kuntze
Circaea lutetiana var. glaberrima (Lasch) Asch. & Magnus
Circaea lutetiana var. glabra Peterm.
Circaea lutetiana var. hirsuta Podp.
Circaea lutetiana var. longipes Batt.
Circaea lutetiana var. lutetiana
Circaea lutetiana var. obscura Grognot
Circaea lutetiana var. ovatifolia (Lasch) Beck
Circaea lutetiana var. villosa Beck
Circaea major Lam.
Circaea nemoralis Salisb.
Circaea ovatifolia Stokes
Circaea pubescens Pohl
Circaea racemosa Hill
Circaea racemosa var. lutetiana (L.) Hill

and 2 more.

Flowers

In flower: June to August (from 3,588 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Karim Haddad, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Lee Miller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: petitcrabe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Wolfgang Jauch, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Lucy Hutton, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Willow, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: levkoviech, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sten Porse, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Igor Balashov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Danny Steven S., CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: stn ktn, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.