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Nicotiana tabacum
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An annual (perennial in the tropics) in the nightshade family, native to tropical America. Its leaves contain the highly addictive substance nicotine, used to produce cigarettes and other tobacco products. Bears large funnel-shaped pale-pink flowers.
Identification Points
- βLarge herb, 1β2 m tall
- βLarge leaves densely covered with sticky hairs
- βPale-pink to white funnel-shaped flowers in racemes
Habitat
Cultivated (tobacco farms)
Season
July to August (flowers)
Morphological TraitsAI-estimated, needs verification
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf type
Simple
Leaf shape
Ovate
Growth form
Herb
Flower color
Pink
Habitat
Cultivated
Phylogenetic PositionγγΉη§ β
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Eudicots > Core Eudicots > Solanales > Solanaceae
Divergence Era
Paleogene (ca. 50 million years ago)
Sources & References
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