Hyoscyamus pusillus L.

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Solanaceae > Hyoscyamus

Characteristics

Herbs annual, 6-35(-60) cm tall. Roots slender, woody. Stems prostrate or erect, branched or unbranched near base, mostly glandular pubescent, sometimes glabrescent. Leaf blade lanceolate, elliptic, or oblong, 3-10 × 0.5-3 cm, base decurrent, margin entire or dentate, sometimes pinnatifid or pinnatisect, with 2-4 pairs of deltate lobes, apex obtuse or acuminate. Flowers solitary, axillary, subsessile or on pedicels 3-5 mm. Calyx tubular-funnelform, 0.8-1.3 cm; lobes deltate, needlelike. Corolla yellow with a dark purple throat, funnelform, slightly longer than calyx. Stamens included. Fruiting calyx inflated, tubular-funnel form, 2-2.5 cm; lobes spreading. Capsules cylindric, ca. 7 mm. Seeds compressed reniform, ca. 1 mm. Fl. Apr-Jun, fr. Jun-Aug.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.06 - 0.35
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Anthelmintics (leaf), Anti-infective agents, local (leaf), Diuretics (leaf), Expectorants (leaf), Anthelmintics (root), Anti-infective agents, local (root), Diuretics (root), Expectorants (root), Anthelmintics (seed), Anti-infective agents, local (seed), Diuretics (seed), Expectorants (seed), Poison (unspecified)
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Cultivation

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Images

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Distribution

Hyoscyamus pusillus world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, Egypt, Georgia, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Israel, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, Liberia, Mongolia, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:815947-1
WFO ID wfo-0001021869
COL ID 3NM47
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Hyoscyamus pusillus Hyoscyamus pungens Hyoscyamus micranthus