Nicotiana obtusifolia

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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|image = Nicotiana obtusifolia 3.jpg

|genus = Nicotiana

|species = obtusifolia

|authority = Martens & Galeotti, 1845

|synonyms = Nicotiana trigonophylla Dunal{{GRIN | Nicotiana trigonophylla | 25314 | accessdate = 2008-02-02 }}{{Cite web| url = http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?7625,7654,7659 | work = Jepson Manual | title = Nicotiana obtusifolia | year = 1993 | accessdate = 2008-02-02 }}

| status = G4

| status_system = TNC

| status_ref = {{cite web | url=https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.151109/Nicotiana_trigonophylla | title=NatureServe Explorer 2.0 }}

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Nicotiana obtusifolia, or desert tobacco, is a plant native to the southwestern United States{{Cite web| url = https://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=NIOB | title = Nicotiana obtusifolia | work = PLANTS | access-date = 2008-02-02 }} (from California to Utah to Texas) and Mexico.

It is a woody perennial herb growing up to about {{convert|80|cm|in|0}} in maximum height. The leaves have blades up to {{convert|10|cm|in|0}} long, the lower ones borne on short petioles, the upper ones smaller and clasping the stem. The funnel-shaped flower is white or green-tinged, its tubular throat up to {{convert|2.6|cm|in|0}} long. Its native habitats include sandy areas and washes.{{Cite web |title=Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin |url=https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=NIOB |access-date=2023-10-28 |website=www.wildflower.org}}

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