Nicotiana obtusifolia M. Martens & Galeotti. Common name: Desert Tobacco, Tabaquillo. Phenology: Mar-Nov (-Feb). Habitat: Dry rocky or sandy slopes; eastwards as a ballast waif. Distribution: C. OK, NM, sw. UT, CA south through c., s., and w. TX, NM,and AZ to Mexico.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA14, Mex; = n/a — C, Tat; > Nicotiana obtusifolia M.Martens & Galeotti var. obtusifolia — K4; > Nicotiana trigonophylla Dunal — Tx; > Nicotiana trigonophylla Dunal var. palmeri (A.Gray) Kartesz; > Nicotiana trigonophylla Dunal var. trigonophylla. Basionym: Nicotiana obtusifolia M.Martens & Galeotti 1845
Links to other floras: = Nicotiana obtusifolia - FNA14
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
- Great Plains: FACU
Heliophily ⓘ: 0
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