Solanaceae

White henbane

Hyoscyamus albus L.

Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Hyoscyamus

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White henbane (Hyoscyamus albus) — FlowerPhoto: Pantazi Katerina, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (16)

aeb: سكران
Arabic: بنج أبيض
arz: بنج ابيض
Azerbaijani: Ağ batbat
Bulgarian: Бял блян
Chinese: 白花茛菪, 白花天仙子
Croatian: Bijela bunika
Czech: Blín bílý
English: White henbane, Hyoscamus albus
French: Jusquiame blanche
German: Weißes Bilsenkraut
Greek: Γερούλι, Hyoscamus albus
Russian: Белена белая
Spanish: Beleño
Swedish: Vit bolmört
Ukrainian: Блекота біла

Synonyms

Hyoscyamus arenarius Dunal
Hyoscyamus canariensis Ker Gawl.
Hyoscyamus clusii G.Don
Hyoscyamus major Mill.
Hyoscyamus minor Mill.
Hyoscyamus varians Vis.

Flowers

In flower: March to June (from 491 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual, Biennial, Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Pantazi Katerina, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Joey Bom, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Martin Scheuch, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Luis nunes alberto, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gaya Mercè, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: John Lyden, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Martínez Carmen, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Denis Barthel, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.