Superficial resemblance to : Pheasant's Eye (which is extinct in the wild), but which is also a member of the same Buttercup Family.

Uniquely identifiable characteristics : there is no other like it.

Unique amongst the Buttercup Family, Love-in-a-Mist forms seed capsules that are composed of several follicles that unite, each follicle containing seeds. The plant self seeds in much the same place year in year out.

It is found in or near gardens, especially in the South of England.

Damascenine is a simple poisonous alkaloid present at about 0.5% in the essential oils from Love-in-a-Mist and is the fragrant principle of that oil. It is a proto-alkaloid, meaning an alkaloid that lacks a heterocyclic ring.

Beta elemene is a poisonous sesquiterpene present at about 73% in the same oils, and may be effective as a pharmaceutical in prolonging the life in sufferers of lung cancer, but more research is necessary. It is also found in Celery and in Mint, but obviously not in detrimental amounts. Elemene should not be confused with Elemicin, a phenylpropanoid related to Eugenol.

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