Alberta Invasive Plant Identification Guide
Alberta Invasive Plant Identification Guide
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