Nicotiana quadrivalvis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Nicotiana quadrivalvis Pursh

Indian tobacco

2019 Michael Mitchell

2016 Lesley Hunt

2020 Diane Etchison

2014 Diane Etchison

2016 Steven M Norris

2009 Keir Morse

2012 Ron Wolf

Nicotiana quadrivalvis is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search (662 records) Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. wallacei
Genus:	Nicotiana
Family:	Solanaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, wetland-riparian, many plant communities

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Nicotiana bigelovii var. wallacei
JEF	Nicotiana bigelovii
JEF	Nicotiana quadrivalvis var. bigelovii
JEF	Nicotiana quadrivalvis var. quadrivalvis

Information about Nicotiana quadrivalvis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (NIQU) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 01/30/2023).