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Hyoscyamus niger L.
black henbane

       
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Photo of Hyoscyamus niger L.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, NY. Usage Requirements.
 
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Hyoscyamus niger L.

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Distribution:
Hyoscyamus niger L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (CO, CT, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OR, PA, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, MB, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Hyoscyamus niger L.

View 42 genera in Solanaceae, 3 species in Hyoscyamus
 

Classification:
Hyoscyamus niger L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Solanales
Family Solanaceae – Potato family
Genus Hyoscyamus L. – henbane
Species Hyoscyamus niger L. – black henbane
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Hyoscyamus niger L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

California:
black henbane              C list (noxious weeds)
Colorado:
black henbane              B list (noxious weeds)
Idaho:
black henbane              Noxious weed
Nevada:
black henbane              Noxious weed
New Mexico:
black henbane              Class A noxious weed
Washington:
black henbane              Class C noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Hyoscyamus niger L.

black henbane

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.
 

Introduced Information:
Hyoscyamus niger L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Hyoscyamus niger L.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 30523.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Hyoscyamus niger L.

Idaho One Plan: noxious abstract & images

NY-Cornell University: Poisonous Plant Databases (images)

 
 
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