wild tobacco

plant
Also known as: Aztec tobacco, Nicotiana rustica

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characteristics and uses

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    In Solanales: Tobacco

    Another species, N. rustica, was the tobacco first taken to Europe by the Spanish in 1558; this tobacco continued to be used long after the milder Virginia tobacco (N. tabacum) was generally accepted. Tobacco is a robust, erect annual herb. Its leaves are prepared for use by…

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    In tobacco: Cultivation

    Aztec tobacco (N. rustica), which is grown to some extent in India, Vietnam, and certain Transcaucasian countries, matures more quickly and is more potent than cultivated tobacco.

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