Tex-Mex Tobacco
Nicotiana plumbaginifolia Vivan
Tex-Mex Tobacco: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/16527
Synonyms

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1 Record

Status

"Native of South America from SW Argentina to SW Brazil, north to Peru and Ecuador; Guatemala and Mexico; Trinidad, Isle of Pines and Cuba; Florida Keys" (Reed, 1964).

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Nicotiana plumbaginifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Nicotiana
Species:
N. plumbaginifolia
Binomial name
Nicotiana plumbaginifolia

Nicotiana plumbaginifolia is a species of tobacco plant known as Tex-Mex tobacco.[citation needed] The species epithet, "plumbaginifolia", is from the leaves bearing similarity to those of the genus Plumbago.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Nicotiana plumbaginifolia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
  2. ^ Florida Keys Wildflowers: A Field Guide to Wildflowers, Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of the Florida Keys By Roger L. Hammer