Desert Tobacco

Carried by 2 nurseries

Estimated plant range Estimated plant range

Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Plant description

Nicotiana obtusifolia, or desert tobacco, is a plant native to the southwestern United States (from California to Utah to Texas) and Mexico. It is a woody perennial herb growing up to about 80 centimeters in maximum height. The leaves have blades up to 10 centimeters long, the lower ones borne on short petioles, the upper ones smaller and clasping the stem. The funnel-shaped flower is white or green-tinged, its tubular throat up to 2.6 centimeters long.

Plant overview

Plant type

Perennial herb

Size

3 ft Tall

Color

White, Green

Landscaping information

Sun

Full Sun

Soil drainage

Fast

Natural setting

Site type

Gravelly or rocky slopes and washes

Plant communities

Creosote Bush Scrub, Joshua Tree Woodland

Wildlife supported

Caterpillars

Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 19 likely

Confirmed Likely

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Old Man Dart

Agrotis vetusta

Green Cutworm Moth

Anicla infecta

Tobacco Budworm Moth

Chloridea virescens

Soybean Looper Moth

Chrysodeixis includens

Alternative names

Common names:

Nicotiana Obtusifolia, Tobacco Plant

Sources

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