Solanaceae Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
Thompson - Other, Ceremonial Items
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 288
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Nicotiana tabacum L.
Scientific name: Nicotiana tabacum L.
USDA symbol: NITA (
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Common names: Cultivated Tobacco
Family: Solanaceae
Family (APG): Solanaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Items
Notes: Plant used as an offering in the sweat house.
RECRD: 33444 id: 23995