Nicotiana Linnaeus. Tobacco.
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).
Ref: Barboza et al. In Kadereit & Bittrich (2016); Fernald (1950); Goodspeed (1954); Knapp (2023) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2023c); Knapp, Chase, & Clarkson (2004). Show full citations.
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© Gary P. Fleming | Nicotiana alata | Original Image ⭷
© Bruce A. Sorrie | Nicotiana glauca | Original Image ⭷
© Keith Bradley | Nicotiana plumbaginifolia | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Nicotiana tabacum, cultivated crop, Beasleys Bend, Smith County, Tennessee, Marion Smith 1 by Alan Cressler | Nicotiana tabacum source | Original Image ⭷
© Bruce A. Sorrie | Nicotiana tabacum | Original Image ⭷
© Gary P. Fleming | Nicotiana alata | Original Image ⭷Feedback
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