Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Nicotiana quadrivalvis is a species of wild tobacco known by the common name Indian tobacco. It is native to the western United States, where it grows in many types of habitat. It is a bushy, sprawling annual herb growing up to two meters in maximum height. The lower leaf blades are up to 15 centimeters long and are borne on short petioles, the upper smaller and sessile on the stem. The flower cluster is an array of several white, greenish, or purple-tinged flowers with tubular throats up to 5 centimeters long. The base of each is enclosed in a ridged calyx of sepals. The flower face may be 5 centimeters wide. The fruit is a capsule up to 2 centimeters in length.

Plant type

Annual herb

Size

4 - 7 ft Tall

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Color

White, Green, Purple

Sun

Full Sun

Sunset Zones

7*, 8*, 9*, 10*, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17*, 18*, 19*, 20*, 21*, 22*, 23*, 24*

Site type

Open, welldrained washes, slopes

Plant communities

Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub, Foothill Woodland, Valley Grassland, Yellow Pine Forest, Wetland-Riparian

Bats
Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 25 likely

Confirmed Likely

Ipsilon Dart

Agrotis ipsilon

Venerable Dart

Agrotis venerabilis

Old Man Dart

Agrotis vetusta

The Nutmeg

Anarta trifolii