Foliage is covered with sticky glandular hairs and has a foul odor . Black henbane has been used medicinally for centuries and is commercially cultivated in Europe for its alkaloid compounds. Livestock rarely consume plants because of the unpleasant odor and bitter taste. Introduced into Eastern North America from Eurasia as a medicinal herb.
Lower midvein terminates with a gland.
Margins entire to slightly wavy. Veins conspicuous, depressed on the upper surface, prominent below. Petioles and veins covered with long glandular hairs . Lower leaves short-stalked, upper sessile. Taproot thick, fleshy.