Bane (plant)
The term bane, in botany, is an archaic element in the common names of plants known to be toxic or poisonous.
In the Middle Ages, several poisonous plants were thought to have prophylactic qualities, repelling and protecting against that to which they were banes.
Variants
There is no single species, genus, or family of poisonous plant exclusively referred to as banes. Several unrelated plants bear the name.;Austrian leopard's bane
;Common dogbane
;Dog bane
;Henbane
;Leopard's bane
;Wolfsbane
;Fleabane