Solanaceae
South American tobacco
Nicotiana sylvestris
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Genus
- Nicotiana
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Common names
By language (11)
- Arabic
- تبغ حرجي
- arz
- تبغ حرجى
- Chinese
- 林菸草, 林烟草
- Croatian
- Šumski duhan
- Dutch
- Bostabak
- English
- South American tobacco
- French
- Tabac géant, Tabac sylvatique, Tabac sylvestre
- Macedonian
- Шумски тутун
- Persian
- تنباکو زینتی
- Polish
- Tytoń leśny
- Swedish
- Narcisstobak
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Kor!An, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: User:SB_Johnny, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: User:SB_Johnny, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Pancrat, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Pancrat, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinkum, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinkum, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AfroBrazilian, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lazaregagnidze, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dguendel, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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- Coyote tobaccoNicotiana attenuataSolanaceae
- Longflower tobaccoNicotiana longifloraSolanaceae
- TobaccoNicotiana glutinosaSolanaceae
- Desert tobaccoNicotiana obtusifoliaSolanaceae
- Tex-Mex tobaccoNicotiana plumbaginifoliaSolanaceae
- African tobaccoNicotiana africanaSolanaceae
- TobaccoNicotiana paniculataSolanaceae
Sources: classification 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.