Solanaceae

Tex-Mex tobacco

Nicotiana plumbaginifolia Viv.

Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Nicotiana

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Tex-Mex tobacco (Nicotiana plumbaginifolia) — Photo: Vivek Kumar, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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Common names

By language (4)

arz: نيكوتيانا بلومباجينيفوليا
Bangla: বন তামাক
Chinese: 皱叶烟草, 皺葉煙草
English: Tex-Mex tobacco

Synonyms

Nicotiana angustifolia var. crispa (Cav.) Comes
Nicotiana cavanillesii Dunal
Nicotiana cavanillesii var. cavanillesii
Nicotiana cavanillesii var. typica Millán
Nicotiana crispa Cav.
Nicotiana exasperata Lehm.
Nicotiana minor Sessé & Moc.
Nicotiana plantaginea DC. ex Dunal
Nicotiana plumbaginifolia var. exasperata (Lehm.) Comes
Nicotiana plumbaginifolia var. plumbaginifolia
Nicotiana plumbaginifolia var. scapigera Comes
Nicotiana pusilla Blanco
Nicotiana pusilla Moc. & Sessé ex Dunal
Nicotiana pusilla L.
Nicotiana pusilla var. pusilla
Nicotiana tenella Cav.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

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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.