Burke: Nicotiana attenuata

	Nicotiana attenuata
	coyote tobacco
Habit	Glandular-pubescent, odorous annual, the stem 3-10 dm. tall.
Leaves	Leaves alternate, entire, the lowermost petiolate with lance-ovate to elliptic blades 2.5-12 cm. long and 1-5 cm. wide, the others reduced and narrower upward.
Flowers	Flowers several in an elongate, terminal, mixed panicle; calyx 5-toothed, the teeth triangular, unequal, the longer ones 2-4 mm. long, much shorter than the tube; corolla dirty white, the tube 2.5-3.5 cm. long, the abruptly-flaring limb 8-14 mm. wide; ovary superior.
Fruits	Capsule ovoid, 2-celled, about 1 cm. long.

	Nicotiana attenuata
Flowering time	June-September
Habitat	Dry, open plance, especially dry, sandy bottom lands.
Distribution	Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; southern British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains and Texas. [WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]
Origin	Native
Conservation status	Sensitive in Washington (WANHP)
Sibling taxa	N. acuminata, N. alata, N. sylvestris
Web links	Local floras: BC, CA, OR, WA Local Web sites: CalFlora, CalPhotos, Flora NW, PNW Herbaria WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search

Nicotiana attenuata

coyote tobacco

Habit

Glandular-pubescent, odorous annual, the stem 3-10 dm. tall.

Leaves

Leaves alternate, entire, the lowermost petiolate with lance-ovate to elliptic blades 2.5-12 cm. long and 1-5 cm. wide, the others reduced and narrower upward.

Flowers

Flowers several in an elongate, terminal, mixed panicle;

calyx 5-toothed, the teeth triangular, unequal, the longer ones 2-4 mm. long, much shorter than the tube;

corolla dirty white, the tube 2.5-3.5 cm. long, the abruptly-flaring limb 8-14 mm. wide;

ovary superior.

Fruits

Capsule ovoid, 2-celled, about 1 cm. long.