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Hyoscyamus L.

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Hyoscyamus L., Sp. Pl. 179 (1753)
Hyoscyamus L.

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Exotic
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New Zealand
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L.
L.
1753
179
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Hyoscyamus L.
genus
Hyoscyamus

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Hyoscyamus

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Hyoscyamus L.

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.

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1 January 2000
30 January 2014
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