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Solanaceae

Indian tobacco

Nicotiana quadrivalvis Pursh

Family
Solanaceae
Genus
Nicotiana

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Indian tobacco: Indian tobacco
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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
四裂烟草
English
Indian tobacco

Synonyms

  • Amphipleis fetida Raf.
  • Amphipleis quadrivalvis (Pursh) Raf.
  • Dictyocalyx multivalvis Hook.f. ex Walp.
  • Dictyocalyx quadrivalvis Hook.f. ex Walp.
  • Nicotiana bigelovii (Torr.) S.Watson
  • Nicotiana bigelovii var. bigelovii
  • Nicotiana bigelovii var. wallacei A.Gray
  • Nicotiana multivalvis Lindl.
  • Nicotiana plumbaginifolia var. bigelovii Torr.
  • Nicotiana quadrivalvis var. bigelovii (Torr.) DeWolf
  • Nicotiana quadrivalvis var. multivalvis (Lindl.) A.Gray
  • Nicotiana quadrivalvis var. quadrivalvis
  • Nicotiana quadrivalvis var. wallacei (A.Gray) Mansf.
  • Polydiclis multivalvis (Lindl.) Miers
  • Polydiclis quadrivalvis (Pursh) Miers

Characteristics

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

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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.