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Solanaceae

Cultivated tobacco

Nicotiana tabacum L.

Family
Solanaceae
Genus
Nicotiana

Pets and kids

  • CatsNot sure
  • DogsToxic
  • KidsToxic
Why

Cats: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Dogs: Toxic

Toxic to dogs (severe). Toxic principle: nicotine.

Signs: vomiting, drooling, rapid heart rate, tremors, seizures.

Kids: Toxic

Toxic to young children (severe). Toxic principle: nicotine and other alkaloids.

Signs: vomiting, diarrhea, slow pulse, dizziness, respiratory failure.

Cultivated tobacco: Nicotiana tabacum
Photo: Jom / Joachim Müllerchen, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons

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Is Cultivated tobacco safe for cats, dogs and kids?

Is Cultivated tobacco safe for cats?

We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Is Cultivated tobacco safe for dogs?

No. Our sources call Cultivated tobacco toxic to dogs (severe). Toxic principle: nicotine. Signs: vomiting, drooling, rapid heart rate, tremors, seizures.

Is Cultivated tobacco safe for kids?

No. Our sources call Cultivated tobacco toxic to young children (severe). Toxic principle: nicotine and other alkaloids. Signs: vomiting, diarrhea, slow pulse, dizziness, respiratory failure.

Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.

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Common names

By language (59)
Arabic
تبغ ذائع, تبغ, تتن, توتون, دخان, طباق, عشبة نيكون, نبات الدخان
arz
تبغ ذائع
Asturian
Tabaquera
Azerbaijani
Əsl tütün
Bangla
তামাক
Basque
Tabako
Belarusian
Тытунь віргінскі, Табак віргінскі, Табака, Тутун
Burmese
ဆေးရွက်ကြီးပင်
Cantonese
煙草
Catalan
Tabaquera
Chinese
人工烟草, 人工菸草, 烟草, 菸草, 烟叶, 煙草, 红花烟草
Croatian
Virginijski duhan
csb
Tobaka
cv
Ахаль темех
Czech
Tabák virginský
Dutch
Gewone tabaksplant, Tabak
English
Cultivated tobacco, Tobacco
Estonian
Vääristubakas
Finnish
Virginiantupakka
French
Tabac commun, Grand tabac, Herbe à Nicot, Tabac cultivé
frr
Virginia-tabak
Galician
Tabaco
German
Virginischer Tabak
Greek
Νικοτιανή ο ταμπάκος
gsw
Virginische Tabak
Guarani
Petỹ
Gujarati
તમાકુ
Haitian Creole
Tabak
Hebrew
טבק
Japanese
タバコ
Javanese
Tembako
Kinyarwanda
Igikamba
Korean
담배
Kurdish
Titûn
lah
نکوٹیانا ٹباکم
Latvian
Īstā tabaka
Lithuanian
Paprastasis tabakas
Malagasy
Paraky
Malay
Tembakau
Malayalam
പുകയില
nah
Piciyetl
Norwegian Bokmål
Tobakksplante
nv
Nátʼoh
Pashto
نکوټي يانا ټیبېکم
Persian
گل توتون
Polish
Tytoń szlachetny
pwn
Tjamaku
Quechua
Sayri
Russian
Табак обыкновенный
ryu
タバク
shn
တူၼ်ႈယႃႈ, တူၼ်ႈယႃႈလူင်, တူၼ်ႈယႃႈၶၼ်းဝၢၼ်
Swedish
Virginiatobak
Telugu
పొగాకు
Thai
ยาสูบ
Tongan
Tapaka
Ukrainian
Тютюн звичайний
Vietnamese
Cây thuốc lá
Walloon
Toubak, Toûbac, Toûbak
Welsh
Baco

Synonyms

  • Nicotiana alba Mill.
  • Nicotiana angustifolia Mill.
  • Nicotiana attenuata Steud.
  • Nicotiana auriculata Agardh ex Fisch., C.A.Mey. & Avé-Lall.
  • Nicotiana auriculata Bertol. ex Moris
  • Nicotiana capensis hort. ex Vill.
  • Nicotiana chinensis Fisch. ex Lehm.
  • Nicotiana crispula hort. ex Steud.
  • Nicotiana fruticosa L.
  • Nicotiana fruticosa Moc. & Sessé ex Dunal
  • Nicotiana fruticosa Lour.
  • Nicotiana fruticosa (L.) Voss
  • Nicotiana guatemalensis hort. ex Vilm.
  • Nicotiana havanensis Hort.Matrit. ex Lehm.
  • Nicotiana lancifolia Willd. ex Lehm.
  • Nicotiana lingua Steud.
  • Nicotiana loxensis Kunth
  • Nicotiana marylandica Schübl.
  • Nicotiana mexicana Schltdl.
  • Nicotiana mexicana var. mexicana
  • Nicotiana mexicana var. rubriflora Dunal
  • Nicotiana petiolata Agardh
  • Nicotiana pilosa Dunal
  • Nicotiana tabaccum Vell.
  • Nicotiana tabacum f. fruticosa (L.) Voss
  • Nicotiana tabacum f. tabacum
  • Nicotiana tabacum var. alipes Schrank
  • Nicotiana tabacum var. angustifolia Aiton
  • Nicotiana tabacum var. asiatica Schrank
  • Nicotiana tabacum var. attenuata Schrank
  • Nicotiana tabacum var. brasila Schrank
  • Nicotiana tabacum var. brasiliensis Comes
  • Nicotiana tabacum var. goyanum Glaz.
  • Nicotiana tabacum var. gracilipes Schrank
  • Nicotiana tabacum var. humilis Schrank
  • Nicotiana tabacum var. lancifolia (Willd. ex Lehm.) Comes
  • Nicotiana tabacum var. latissima (Mill.) Voss
  • Nicotiana tabacum var. lingua Schrank
  • Nicotiana tabacum var. loxensis Kuntze
  • Nicotiana tabacum var. macrophylla (Spreng.) Schrank

and 13 more.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual, Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: 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.