Indian Tobacco

Description

“Pet poisonous” – Toxic parts: leaves Nicotiana quadrivalvis-is a species of-wild tobacco-known by the common name-Indian tobacco. It is native to the western United States, where it grows in many types of habitat. It is a bushy, sprawling annual herb growing up to two meters in maximum height. The lower leaf blades are up to 15 centimeters long and are borne on short-petioles, the upper smaller and sessile on the stem. The-inflorescence-is an array of several white, greenish, or purple-tinged flowers with tubular throats up to 5 centimeters long. The base of each is enclosed in a ridged calyx of-sepals. The flower face may be 5 centimeters wide. The fruit is a capsule up to 2 centimeters in length.