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Scopolia carniolica the henbane bell is a poisonous plant from the family of Solanaceae It has dark violet flowers on long hanging stems. It grows to 60 centimetres (24 in) in height. It is poisonous because it contains abundant quantities of tropane alkaloids particularly atropine. The quantity of atropine is the highest in the root.Scopolia carniolica grows on wet soils in beech forests of southeastern Europe from lowlands to the mountainous zones.

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