Golden Henbane / بَنج ذهبي /

البنج / السكران /

Hyoscyamus aureus L.

Edibility and usage

Edibility
Toxic
Blooming period
March to June
Seed collection period
July to September
Potential medicinal uses
  • Analgesic
  • Hypnotic
  • Sedative

Description

Perenniality
Perennial
Petal colour
  • Yellow
Leaf type
  • Entire
Life form
  • Chamaephyte

Scientifc data

Genus
Hyoscyamus
Family
Solanaceae
Wikidata item
Q4118442
GBIF Item
Hyoscyamus aureus L. (7602400)

References

  1. Hyoscyamus aureus L. in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-03-22.(English)
  2. Plants For A Future. Hyoscyamus aureus - L.(2022, March 10).
  3. Nehmé, M.(2008). Etymological dictionary of Syrian flora. Beirut: Librairie du liban publishers.(English, French, and Arabic)
  4. Zohary, Michael. Flora Palaestina. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 1972.
  5. إسحق، جاد. التراث البيئي النباتي في فلسطين. القدس: معهد الأبحاث التطبيقية - أريج، 1992.

Citation

Hyoscyamus aureus L. in Barari platform (2025). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/756 accessed via barari.org on 5/17/2025.

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