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Nicotiana attenuata

Solanaceae

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

Solanaceae
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.
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Origin Native Native
Conservation status Sensitive in Washington (WANHP) Not of concern
Sibling taxa
N. acuminata, N. alata, N. sylvestris
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