Class
Family
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Hyoscyamus L., Sp. Pl. 179 (1753)
Description
Unarmed annual, biennial and perennial herbs, ± hairy, often viscid. Lvs alternate, simple, entire to pinnatisect, sessile or petiolate. Fls in bracteate spikes or racemes. Calyx campanulate proximally, tubular distally, strongly veined, accrescent; teeth 5, regular, becoming spiny at fruiting. Corolla ± broad-funnelform, dingy purple, yellowish or whitish; lobes 5, patent, emarginate to obtuse, sometimes somewhat zygomorphic. Stamens 5, inserted at base of corolla, usually slightly exserted. Stigma capitate. Capsule circumscissile, enclosed in swollen campanulate 1/2 of calyx. Seeds numerous, small.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Bibliography
Linnaeus, C. 1753: Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
