Hyoscyamus niger, Black henbane - Seeds - plants - dried herbs

Common names: Stinking nightshade, Black henbane

Botanical name & synonyms: Hyoscyamus niger, Hyoscyamus agrestis, Hyoscyamus auriculatus, Hyoscyamus bohemicus, Hyoscyamus lethalis, Hyoscyamus niger var. annuus, Hyoscyamus niger var. chinensis, Hyoscyamus officinarum, Hyoscyamus pallidus, Hyoscyamus persicus, Hyoscyamus pictus, Hyoscyamus syspirensis, Hyoscyamus verviensis, Hyoscyamus vulgaris

Family: Nightshades (Solanaceae)

• native to Eurasia, North Africa
  

• 30 to 60cm
  

• annual or biennial
  

• flower V to X
  

• plant community: wasteland
  

• medicinal and poisonous plant
  

• weight of 1000 seeds = 0,63 gram