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Nicotiana obtusifolia - Desert Tobacco Nicotiana obtusifolia - Desert Tobacco
Scientific Name: Nicotiana obtusifolia (N. trigonophylla)
Common Name: Desert Tobacco
Flower Color: Dull cream or greenish white
Plant Type: Herb, Subshrub, Annual, Biennial, Perennial
Height: Up to 3 feet (91 cm) tall
Date Observed: August 24, 2002
Notes: Poisonous. The 1 inch (2.5 cm) long, tubular flowers have 5 short lobes. The lower leaves are oval and short-petioled and the upper are narrow and clasping. The stems and leaves are hairy and sticky.
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