Hyoscyamus albus, the white henbane or yellow henbane, is a plant in the family of Solanaceae. It is native to Southern Europe, North Africa, West Asia and Macaronesia.
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Is it poisonous?
Toxic. The note covers its whole genus. Henbane; tropane alkaloids Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Hyoscyamus niger — considered toxic
- Hyoscyamus aureus — toxic
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Solanales
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Genus
- Hyoscyamus
- Species
- Hyoscyamus albus
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