Henbane
Hyoscyamus niger
Solanaceae
Other names
Black Henbane, Stinking Nightshade
Growth habit
Herbaceous
Perennation
Annual
Native distribution
Europe
Location
Source of plant
Richters
Description
Foetid velvety annual or biennial to 80cm. Leaves ovate to lanceolate-ovate, dentate to incised, basal leaves in a rosette. Inflorescence spicate, unilateral; flowers subsessile; calyx to 1.5cm, dentate, lobes triangular, acute; corolla to 3cm diameter, olive green to dull yellow, purple-veined, subsessile. Fruit to 13mm, 2-chambered.
USDA Hardiness Zone
8