Nicotiana tabacum

ClassificationDicots
FamilySolanaceae
Family (Traditional)Solanaceae
GenusNicotiana
Species:Nicotiana tabacum L.
Common NameCultivated Tobacco; Tabaco; Tabak; Tobacco
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Annual; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Region of Origin: North America; Region of Origin: South America; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Reproductive Phenology: November; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Rank: spiral; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Pink; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Axillary; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 5
C value N/A
StatusNot Native; AGCP (UPL), EMP (UPL) (NWPL); KY[SNA] (State Rank); GNR (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Nicotiana mexicana Nicotiana mexicana
Nicotiana pilosa Nicotiana pilosa

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Anderson (KY), Christian (KY), Clay (KY), Edmonson (KY), Jefferson (KY), Madison (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Bedford (TN), Clay (TN), Hamilton (TN), Montgomery (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, MTSU, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1939 - 2000

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100673779 Madison Kentucky 01 Sep 1998 Ronald L. Jones
 EKY
Nicotiana tabacum
31234100673787 Rockcastle Kentucky 03 Aug 1981 Ralph L. Thompson
797		 EKY
Nicotiana tabacum
BEREA020771 Clay Kentucky
BEREA
Nicotiana tabacum
BEREA020773 Rockcastle Kentucky
BEREA
Nicotiana tabacum
BEREA020772 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Nicotiana tabacum
TENN-V-0192990 Montgomery Tennessee
TENN
Nicotiana tabacum
TENN-V-0192989 Clay Tennessee
TENN
Nicotiana tabacum
APSC0119387 Edmonson Kentucky
APSC
Nicotiana tabacum
APSC0067946 Clay Tennessee
APSC
Nicotiana tabacum
APSC0001804 Montgomery Tennessee 24 Jul 1981 E W Chester
81-584		 APSC
Nicotiana tabacum
APSC0118828 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Nicotiana tabacum
APSC0118827 Christian Kentucky 25 Aug 1939
APSC
Nicotiana tabacum
APSC0118826 Anderson Kentucky
APSC
Nicotiana tabacum
APSC0119386 Edmonson Kentucky
APSC
Nicotiana tabacum
MTSU018925 Bedford Tennessee 28 Apr 2000 Joey Simmons
32		 MTSU
Nicotiana tabacum
UCHT034827 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Nicotiana tabacum
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