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Taxon:  Hyoscyamus albus L.



Summary
Genus:
Hyoscyamus
Family:
Solanaceae
Subfamily:
Solanoideae
Tribe:
Hyoscyameae
Nomen number:
316078
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:180. 1753
Verified:
05/31/1991 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
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  5. Hansen, A. & P. Sunding. 1993. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 4. Sommerfeltia vol. 17.
  6. Hoare, A. & S. Knapp. 1997. A phylogenetic conspectus of the tribe Hyoscyamae: Solanacae. Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 27:15.
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  10. Meikle, R. D. 1977-1985. Flora of Cyprus.
  11. Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
  12. Quézel, P. & S. Santa. 1962-1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie.
  13. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
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Common names
English
white henbane –
Swedish
vit bolmört –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalMadeira Islands 
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanarias 
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria n.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaEgypt  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaLibya  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaSaudi Arabia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaCyprus  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaEgyptSinai 
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIraq  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaJordan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaLebanon  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine incl. Krym
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece incl. Crete
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. Sardinia, Sicily
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance incl. Corsica
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain incl. Baleares
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalAzores 
Native
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Spain [Canarias], Portugal [Madeira Islands]
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria (n.), Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Saudi Arabia
  • WESTERN ASIA: Cyprus, Egypt [Sinai], Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
Europe
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Ukraine (incl. Krym)
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece (incl. Crete), Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Romania, Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica), Portugal
Naturalized
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Portugal [Azores]
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinessource of atropine, hyoscine, & hyoscyaminefide Bull Brit Mus 27:15. 1997Hoare, A. & S. Knapp. 1997. A phylogenetic conspectus of the tribe Hyoscyamae: Solanacae. Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 27:15.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=316078. Accessed 16 May 2025.