Lythraceae
Henna
Lawsonia inermis
- Family
- Lythraceae
- Genus
- Lawsonia
Pets and kids
- CatsNot sure
- DogsNot sure
- KidsNot sure
Why
Cats: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Dogs: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Kids: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.
Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.
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Common names
By language (74)
- aeb
- حنّة
- Amharic
- ሂና, እንሶስላ
- Arabic
- حناء, الحناء, تمر حنا, حنة, زهر الحنة, الحناء البيضاء
- Aragonese
- Alfenya, Henna
- Armenian
- Հինա
- ary
- حنّا
- arz
- تمر حنه
- azb
- خینا
- Azerbaijani
- Xına
- Bambara
- Jabi
- Bangla
- মেহেদি, মেহেদী
- Basque
- Henna
- Breton
- Henne
- Bulgarian
- Къна
- Burmese
- ဒန်း
- Catalan
- Alquena, Henna
- Cebuano
- Lawsonia
- Chinese
- 指甲花, 散沫花, 干甲树, 手甲木, 指甲叶, 指甲木, 指甲花叶, 散沫花（指甲花）
- Czech
- Henna bílá, Henna
- dag
- Zabila
- Danish
- Henna
- Dutch
- Henna, Hennastruik
- English
- Henna, Camphire, Egyptian privet, Henna plant, Henna tree, Hina, Mignonette tree
- Esperanto
- Henao
- Estonian
- Henna
- Finnish
- Hennapensas
- French
- Henné, Henne, Hénné
- German
- Hennastrauch, Henna
- gor
- Tilangge
- Greek
- Albenia
- gv
- Camphire
- Hebrew
- כופר לבן, חינה, כופר
- Hindi
- हिना
- Hungarian
- Henna
- Indonesian
- Pacar kuku, Inai
- Irish
- Hine
- Italian
- Hennè, Henné
- Japanese
- ヘンナ, エジプトイボタノキ, シコウカ, ツマクレナイノキ, ヘナ
- kai
- Lallè
- Kannada
- ಗೋರಂಟಿ
- Kazakh
- Qına, Қына, قىنا
- Korean
- 헤나, 메헨디
- Latin
- Cypros
- Latvian
- Hennas krūms, Bezakotu lavsonija, Henna, Hennas augs
- Lithuanian
- Heninė lavsonija, Chna
- Malay
- Inai
- Malayalam
- മൈലാഞ്ചി, Henna, Mehndi, മെഹംദി, മെഹന്ദി, ഹെന്ന
- Marathi
- मेंदी
- Nepali
- मेहन्दीको बोट
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Henna
- Occitan
- Henna
- os
- Хъни
- Pashto
- نکريزې
- Persian
- حنا
- Polish
- Henna
- Portuguese
- Henna, Hena
- Romanian
- Henna
- Russian
- Лавсония неколючая, Henna, Лавсония, Хенна
- Serbian (Latin)
- Hena
- shn
- တူၼ်ႈၵၢဝ်း
- Sindhi
- ميندِي
- Slovenian
- Hena, Kana
- Spanish
- Alheña, Arjeña, Henna, Jena
- Swedish
- Henna, Hennatatuering
- Tamil
- மருதோன்றி, அழவனம், மருதாணி
- tcy
- ಮದ್ರೆಂಗಿ
- Telugu
- గోరింట, గోరింటాకు
- Thai
- เทียนกิ่งขาว, เฮนนา
- Turkish
- Kına, Kınaağacı
- Ukrainian
- Хна
- Uzbek
- Xina daraxtchasi
- Vietnamese
- Cây móng tay
- war
- Lawsonia
- wuu
- 散沫花
Synonyms
- Alcanna spinosa (L.) Gaertn.
- Alkanna spinosa (L.) Gaertn.
- Casearia multiflora Spreng.
- Lawsonia alba Lam.
- Lawsonia alba var. flavescens Hassk.
- Lawsonia alba var. miniata Hassk.
- Lawsonia coccinea Sm.
- Lawsonia falcifolia Stokes
- Lawsonia inermis var. spinosa (L.) Pers.
- Lawsonia purpurea Lam.
- Lawsonia speciosa L.
- Lawsonia spinosa L.
- Rotantha combretoides Baker
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced
Photos
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Thamizhpparithi Maari, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Thamizhpparithi Maari, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Thamizhpparithi Maari, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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.