Solanaceae Nicotiana obtusifolia var. obtusifolia
Desert Tobacco
Papago - Other, Smoke Plant
Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 36
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Nicotiana obtusifolia var. obtusifolia
Scientific name: Nicotiana obtusifolia var. obtusifolia
USDA symbol: NIOBO (
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Common names: Desert Tobacco
Family: Solanaceae
Family (APG): Solanaceae
Native American Tribe: Papago
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Smoke Plant
Notes: Leaves half or fully dried and smoked.
RECRD: 43569 id: 23862