Nicotiana tabacum L.

Spice Flower In the field

Family: SOLANACEAE

Genus: Nicotiana

Catalan common name: Tabac. Tabaquera.

Spanish common name: Tabaco.

Province distribution: Balearic Islands. Lleida. Tarragona. València.

Distribution in the islands: Menorca. Dragonera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): South America

Uses and properties: Medicinal. Psycotrophic plant.

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Nanophanerophyte. Terophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Cultivated species. Cultivated specie and sometimes subespontaneous.

Characteristics: An annual cycle herbaceous plant that can reach up to a meter in height. Some of it s leaves, which are large and ovate, can reach up to a half metre in length. Flower petals are united in a tube, whitish or rose coloured. Can be differentiated from Nicotiana rustica because this latter species is smaller, Nicotiana glauca, as this latter species is a bush or a small tree, also with yellow flowers. Like other species of this genus, originates from the Americas. Can be found growing sub spontaneously alongside pathways and cultivated fields. Flowers during the summer and fall.