1. Onagraceae. The Evening -primrose Family

2. Onagraceae 18 genera, 655 species herbs, shrubs, and trees
on every continent from boreal to tropical regions.
characterised by flowers with usually four sepals and petals

3. Seeds and Fruit seeds are very small, with a tuft of down.
wind-dispersed.
in others (e.g. Fuchsia), in a juicy epigynous berry.
dispersed by birds.
leaves are commonly opposite or whorled, but are spirally arranged in some species; in most, they are simple and lanceolate in shape.

4. Alpine Enchanter’s Nightshade Circaea alpina
Perennial
Bloom Period is Late Spring
Flower Color White
Height, Mature (feet) 0.9
Non-toxic
Propagated by seed, bare root and tubers

5. References Smithsonian Institution: Onagraceae classification
Ford, V.S. & Gottlieb, L.D. (2007). Tribal relationships within Onagraceae inferred from PgiC sequences. Systematic Botany 32(2):