{"id":71096,"date":"2020-06-23T04:43:17","date_gmt":"2020-06-23T10:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=71096"},"modified":"2026-03-20T08:35:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T13:35:53","slug":"black-henbane-noxious-weeds-in-utah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2020\/06\/23\/black-henbane-noxious-weeds-in-utah\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Henbane – Noxious Weeds In Utah"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"BlackBlack Henbane in the Wasatch Mountains \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1250, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Yesterday morning I saw this wildflower blooming up in the Wasatch Mountains close to the gravel road I was traveling on. I’d never seen the plant or its flowers before so I stopped to take some photos of it.<\/p>\n

After taking the photos I wanted of it I keyed it out using an app called Utah Wildflowers<\/span><\/a> and discovered that this plant is non-native and is considered a noxious weed in Utah.<\/p>\n

I use the Utah Wildflowers app and while it isn’t always completely accurate it is far better than researching plants by using Google alone.<\/p>\n

Google is not your friend when it comes to plant ID because there are many mislabeled photos to be found on line. I use the app then go to sites that are more reliable on line if I need any further help with plant ID. iNaturalist<\/span><\/a> is a good place to start but there are many more.<\/p>\n

\"CloseClose up of Black Henbane in the Wasatch Mountains \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1250, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

This plant is Black Henbane (Hyoscyamus niger<\/em>) and is also known as Henbane, Hog\u2019s-bean, and Stinking Nightshade and is native to the Mediterranean. A little more research online led me to the Utah State University Extension<\/span><\/a> website which provided me with some interesting background information on this plant.<\/p>\n

Having lived in Germany for a big part of my childhood and early adult life I found this part personally fascinating:<\/p>\n

In the Middle Ages, black henbane was widely used in Germany to augment the inebriating qualities of beer. The names of many German towns originate from the word Bilsen\u2013henbane. Later on, the word was transformed to Pilsen to name the famous Pilsen beer. It took many years to prohibit the use of henbane in brewing after numerous cases of poisonings.<\/p>\n

Black Henbane is toxic to humans, wildlife and livestock.<\/p>\n

I thought the flowers were exotic looking so I stopped to take photos of the flowers and plants, now I know so much more about it.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good. Stay safe.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a><\/span> to see more of my flower, shrub and tree photos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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