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Hyoscyamus niger

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Henbane
Henbane
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H. niger
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Hyoscyamus niger
Hyoscyamus niger

Henbane (Hyoscyamus niger[1]), also known as stinking nightshade, is a plant of the family Solanaceae[1] that originated in Eurasia,[1] but it is now found everywhere. It is poisonous and should not be eaten.

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Roberts 1998, p. 31.