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Flowers: June -
August.
A perennial plant of
up to 50 cm high with long slender stolons (creeping stems, below
or above the ground and produced at the base of erect stems or
from basal leaf rosettes). The leaves are ovally-heart-shaped and
grow in opposite pairs. The small white flowers are white or
pinkish and have two deeply lobed petals. They are bon on long
spikes. The small fruits are club-shaped, have two cells and
whitish bristles.
Enchanter's
Nightshade is widespread in Britain, except for in North Scotland.
It is common in damp woods, coppices, plantations and other shady
places, including shady gardens.
It prefers calcareous or alkaline soils and grows generally at low
altitudes
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