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Solanaceae
Nicotiana

not marked as a favorite taxon Nicotiana Linnaeus. Common name: Tobacco.

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A genus of about 75 species, herbs, shrubs, and small trees, of America, Australia, and s. Pacific areas. Fernald (1950) describes the genus as "rank, acrid-narcotic American herbs". Sectional classification shown in the key follows Knapp, Chase, & Clarkson (2004).

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References: Barboza et al. In Kadereit & Bittrich (2016); Goodspeed (1954); Knapp (2023) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2023c); Knapp, Chase, & Clarkson (2004). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Nicotiana© Gary P. Fleming | Nicotiana alata | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Nicotiana© Bruce A. Sorrie | Nicotiana glauca | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Nicotiana© Keith Bradley | Nicotiana plumbaginifolia | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Nicotiana© Alan Cressler: Nicotiana tabacum, cultivated crop, Beasleys Bend, Smith County, Tennessee, Marion Smith 1 by Alan Cressler | Nicotiana tabacum source | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Nicotiana© Bruce A. Sorrie | Nicotiana tabacum | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Nicotiana© Gary P. Fleming | Nicotiana alata | Original Image ⭷

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