genus
Tobaccos
Nicotiana
Field notes
Nicotiana () is a genus of herbaceous plants and shrubs in the family Solanaceae that is indigenous to the Americas, Australia, Southwestern Africa and the South Pacific. Various Nicotiana species, commonly referred to as tobacco plants, are cultivated by humans.
N. tabacum is grown worldwide for the cultivation of tobacco leaves that are used for manufacturing and producing tobacco products, including cigars, cigarillos, cigarettes, chewing tobacco, dipping tobacco, snuff, snus, etc.
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native tobaccos All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.