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Nicotiana tabacum L.

tobacco (Solanaceae)

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Nicotiana tabacum is grown in order to smoke its leaves, and occasionally escapes into the wild.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2015-08-05

 tobacco / Nicotiana tabacum: _Nicotiana tabacum_ is grown in order to smoke its leaves, and occasionally escapes into the wild.

The broader tubular section of the flowers of Nicotiana tabacum is longer than in Nicotiana alata, at up to a quarter of the total length of the corolla-tube.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2015-08-05

 tobacco / Nicotiana tabacum: The broader tubular section of the flowers of _Nicotiana tabacum_ is longer than in _Nicotiana alata_, at up to a quarter of the total length of the corolla-tube.

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