cultivated from seeds sent to me by Joseph at www.greensparrowgardens.com.Biological Sciences greenhouse, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA.
2011-05-14 Lower Austria, district Wien-Umgebung (Mitterfeld - roadside, huge population near cultivated lands, 193 msm Quadrant 7864/3).Nativity status in German is "Archophyt" - English 'Archaeophyte' (see remarks below/Sciadopitys), that is the plant arrived here in Austria as a consequence of the Neolithic Revolution (i. e., the beginnings of agriculture) - meaning that the plant has become a 'naturalised' part of Austrian flora some time before the Middle Ages; some sources may put it under 'native' for Austria. Poisonous, hallucinogen.German name: Schwarz-Bilsenkraut