Hyoscyamus niger
Henbane
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The Hyoscyamus niger plant species is found in Britain. It is a member of the Solanaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Henbane.

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Latin Name:  Hyoscyamus niger
Common Name:  Henbane
Family:  Solanaceae
Author:  L.
 
Known Hazards:  All parts of the plant are very toxic[7, 10, 19, 65, 76]. Symptoms of poisoning include impaired vision, convulsions, coma and death from heart or respiratory failure[238].
 
Mature Height:  1   Mature Width:  1
 
Habitat:  By the walls of fields, waste ground, near buildings and in stony places from low-lying ground near the sea to lower mountain slopes[7].

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