Solanaceae
Manyflower tobacco
Nicotiana acuminata
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Genus
- Nicotiana
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 尖叶烟草
- English
- Manyflower tobacco
Synonyms
- Datura laevis Schkuhr
- Nicotiana acuminata var. acuminata
- Nicotiana acuminata var. cirrhoides (Miers) Comes
- Nicotiana acuminata var. compacta Goodsp.
- Nicotiana acuminata var. multiflora (Phil.) Reiche
- Nicotiana acuminata var. sileniflora Dunal
- Nicotiana angustifolia Ruiz & Pav.
- Nicotiana caesia Suksdorf
- Nicotiana cirrhoides (Miers) Miers
- Nicotiana copiapina Phil.
- Nicotiana heterophylla Phil.
- Nicotiana longiflora var. oligantha Millán
- Nicotiana multiflora Phil.
- Nicotiana oligantha Phil.
- Nicotiana uspallatensis Phil.
- Nicotiana viscoso-cordata hort. ex Dunal
- Petunia acuminata Graham
- Petunia cirrhoides Miers
Flowers
- In flower
- all year (from 170 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Justin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Amelia Tauber, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Gabriela Cartes, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Scott Loarie, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kieran Hanrahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dominic Gentilcore, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brendan Black, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: W Rao, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alex Heyman, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.