Solanaceae

Henbane

Hyoscyamus muticus L.

Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Hyoscyamus

Pet and kid safety: not checked yet. Check pet-safe plants

Henbane (Hyoscyamus muticus) — FlowerPhoto: Karim Haddad, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

Is yours looking unwell? Scan your plant — free

Common names

By language (6)

Arabic: بنج مصري, بنج, بنج ابيض, بنج صفاري, سكران, فلزلز, بنج ثوري
arz: بنج مصرى
Chinese: 埃及天仙子
English: Henbane
German: Ägyptisches Bilsenkraut
Spanish: Beleno del Sahara, Beleno del Sáhara, Beleño del Sahara, Beleño del Sáhara

Synonyms

Hyoscyamus betifolius Lam.
Hyoscyamus boveanus (Dunal) Asch. & Schweinf.
Hyoscyamus datora Forssk.
Hyoscyamus falezlez Coss.
Scopolia boveana Dunal
Scopolia datora (Forssk.) Dunal
Scopolia mutica (L.) Dunal

Flowers

In flower: March, December to January (from 35 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Karim Haddad, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Karim Haddad, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Karim Haddad, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Chase Mathey, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Luca Fornasari, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Luca Fornasari, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Luca Fornasari, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Joey Bom, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Luca Fornasari, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: purperlibel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Olivier Argagnon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

More in Hyoscyamus

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.