Nicotiana obtusifolia

Nicotiana obtusifolia, or desert tobacco, is a plant native to the southwestern United States^[4] (from California to Utah to Texas) and Mexico.^[3]

Nicotiana obtusifolia
Conservation status
Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Solanales
Family:	Solanaceae
Genus:	Nicotiana
Species:	N. obtusifolia
Binomial name
Nicotiana obtusifolia Martens & Galeotti, 1845
Synonyms
Nicotiana trigonophylla Dunal[2][3]

It is a woody perennial herb growing up to about 80 centimetres (31 in) in maximum height. The leaves have blades up to 10 centimetres (4 in) long, the lower ones borne on short petioles, the upper ones smaller and clasping the stem. The funnel-shaped flower is white or green-tinged, its tubular throat up to 2.6 centimetres (1 in) long. Its native habitats include sandy areas and washes.^[5]

Nicotiana obtusifolia in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

References

1. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
2. "Nicotiana trigonophylla". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
3. "Nicotiana obtusifolia". Jepson Manual. 1993. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
4. "Nicotiana obtusifolia". PLANTS. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
5. "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2023-10-28.

External links

• Calflora Database: Nicotiana obtusifolia (desert tobacco)
• Jepson eFlora treatment of Nicotiana obtusifolia
• Nicotiana obtusifolia — CalPhotos archive gallery

Media related to Nicotiana obtusifolia at Wikimedia Commons