Onagraceae. The Evening -primrose Family

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

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.

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

References Smithsonian Institution: Onagraceae classification Ford, V.S. & Gottlieb, L.D. (2007). Tribal relationships within Onagraceae inferred from PgiC sequences. Systematic Botany 32(2):348-356.