Nicotiana quadrivalvis

rdf:langString Nicotiana quadrivalvis

rdf:langString Nicotiana

rdf:langString quadrivalvis

rdf:langString Nicotiana bigelovii

rdf:langString Nicotiana quadrivalvis is a species of wild tobacco known as Indian tobacco. It is endemic to the western United States, where it grows in many types of habitat. It is a bushy, sprawling annual herb growing up to two meters in maximum height. The lower leaf blades are up to 15 centimetres (6 in) long and are borne on short petioles, the upper smaller and sessile on the stem. The inflorescence is an array of several white, greenish, or purple-tinged flowers with tubular throats up to 5 centimeters long. The base of each is enclosed in a ridged calyx of sepals. The flower face may be 5 centimetres (2 in) wide. The fruit is a capsule up to 2 centimetres (3⁄4 in) in length. Native Americans also called it "sacred tobacco," and Nicotiana rustica can also be considered sacred.