Hyoscyamus

 Hyoscyamus — known as the henbanes — is a small genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family, Solanaceae. It comprises 11 species, all of which are toxic. It, along with other genera in the same family, is a source of the drug hyoscyamine (daturine).

Hyoscyamus
Hyoscyamus niger
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Solanales
Family:	Solanaceae
Subfamily:	Solanoideae
Tribe:	Hyoscyameae
Genus:	Hyoscyamus L.[1]
Species
11, see text

Selected speciesEdit

Image	Scientific name	Distribution
	Hyoscyamus albus L. – White henbane	Spain and Morocco
	Hyoscyamus aureus L. – Golden henbane
	Hyoscyamus boveanus L.
	Hyoscyamus desertorum L.
	Hyoscyamus muticus L. – Egyptian henbane (synonym: H. falezlez)	North Africa and Arabia
	Hyoscyamus niger L. – Black henbane	Eurasia
	Hyoscyamus pusillus L.	East Asia
	Hyoscyamus reticulatus L.[2]

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