White henbane (Hyoscyamus albus)

Common Names: Yellow henbane

Description: This plant is considered very toxic if consumed but has a long history of being used for medicinal purposes.

Habit: Erect annual, biennial or perennial herb growing to a height of about 50 cm.

Leaves: Orbicular-ovate, 4-10 cm. long lamina, deeply toothed; 1-5 cm. long petiole.

Stems: Sticky and pubescent.

Flowers: Lower flowers with pedicels 8 mm. long, other flowers sessile. Calyx 10-15 mm. long, lobes broadly triangular, 1.5-2.5 mm. long. Corolla up to 30 mm. long, usually cream or white in color, greenish or purple throat.

Fruit and seeds: Broadly tubular-campanulate, slightly swollen, 20-25 mm. long.

Habitat: Native to southern Europe. Can be found in disturbed sites.

Reproduction: By seed.

Credits: The information provided in this factsheet was gathered from the Electronic Flora of South Australia EFloraSA.

Individual species images that appear with a number in a black box are courtesy of the Bugwood.org network (http://www.invasive.org). Individual photo author credits may not be included due to the small display size of the images and subsequent difficulty of reading the provided text. All other images appear courtesy of Google (http://images.google.com).

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