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Nicotiana occidentalis occidentalis

(Nicotiana occidentalis occidentalis)

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Description

“Pet poisonous” – Toxic parts: leaves Nicotiana occidentalis, commonly known as Native Tobacco, is a short-lived herb native to Australia. It grows as an annual or short-lived perennial herb, from ten to 120 centimetres high, with white or pink flowers. It is densely covered in sticky hairs. It was first published in 1935 by Helen-Mar Wheeler, based on a specimen collected from Port Hedland in 1911. Three subspecies are recognised. N. occidentalis subsp. obliqua is the only widespread subspecies; the other two, N. occidentalis subsp. occidentalis and N. occidentalis subsp. hesperis, are endemic to Western Australia

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Solanales
Family:Solanaceae
Genus:Nicotiana
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