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Alberta Invasive Plant Identification Guide

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Henbane, Black<br />

Hyoscyamus niger, Solanaceae (Nightshade Family)<br />

Category: Noxious<br />

•Information: Weed of disturbed areas.<br />

•Life Cycle: Biennial. Basal rosette leaves in the first year of growth,<br />

flowers in the second.<br />

•Root: Taproot.<br />

•Leaves: Bell shaped flowers, slightly sticky, offensive odor, large, toothed<br />

margin, 15cm wide, 20 cm long.<br />

•Stems: Tall plant, up to 1m, sometimes branched.<br />

•Flower: Interesting flowers, large, many purple veins, purple centre.<br />

•Seed/Fruits: Capsule, hairy, poisonous.<br />

•Toxicity: Poisonous to livestock and humans<br />

Sarah Schumacher, Wheatland County Sarah Schumacher, Wheatland County<br />

•Control: Chemical control in the first year, basal stage, cut stem at the<br />

flowering stage.<br />

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AIPC Fact sheet http://www.invasiveplants.ab.ca/Downloads/FS-BlackHenbane.pdf<br />

Wheatland County<br />

Sarah Schumacher, Wheatland County<br />

Sarah Schumacher, Wheatland County<br />

Sarah Schumacher, Wheatland County

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