Solanaceae
Jasmine tobacco
Nicotiana alata
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Genus
- Nicotiana
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Common names
By language (19)
- Arabic
- تبغ عالي
- Armenian
- Ծխախոտ հոտավետ
- arz
- تبغ عالى
- Belarusian
- Табак пахучы
- Chinese
- 翼柄煙草, 花烟草
- Croatian
- Ukrasni duhan
- Czech
- Tabák křídlatý
- Dutch
- Siertabak
- English
- Jasmine tobacco
- Finnish
- Valkotupakka
- Japanese
- シュッコンタバコ, ハナタバコ, 宿根煙草, 花煙草
- Latvian
- Puķu tabaka
- Lithuanian
- Kvapusis tabakas
- Persian
- تنباکوی بالدار
- Polish
- Tytoń oskrzydlony
- Russian
- Табак крылатый
- Swedish
- Stor blomstertobak
- Ukrainian
- Тютюн крилатий
- Welsh
- Baco melys
Synonyms
- Nicotiana affinis hort.
- Nicotiana alata f. alata
- Nicotiana alata var. alata
- Nicotiana alata var. grandiflora Link & Otto
- Nicotiana persica Lindl.
- Nicotiana rubella Moldenke
Flowers
- In flower
- January, June to November (from 50 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: aacocucci, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Виктория Билоус, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Céline, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Lorella, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Carl E Lewis, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: jose_balderrama, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: scott.zona, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: ANDRÉS GONZÁLEZ, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patrascu Lucian-Marius, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Nicotiana
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- Tree tobaccoNicotiana glaucaSolanaceae
- Nicotiana benthamianaSolanaceae
- South American tobaccoNicotiana sylvestrisSolanaceae
- Coyote tobaccoNicotiana attenuataSolanaceae
- Longflower tobaccoNicotiana longifloraSolanaceae
- TobaccoNicotiana glutinosaSolanaceae
- Desert tobaccoNicotiana obtusifoliaSolanaceae
- Tex-Mex tobaccoNicotiana plumbaginifoliaSolanaceae
- African tobaccoNicotiana africanaSolanaceae
- TobaccoNicotiana paniculataSolanaceae
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.