Wild tobacco plant

[TigerTom]

Was walking along the river collecting elderberries this evening and found this cute little tobacco plant. I'm not sure what species it is, maybe Coyote Tobacco. I collected a few seed pods and am going to add it to my flower garden next year.

-Tom

 

[slouch]

Was walking along the river collecting elderberries this evening and found this cute little tobacco plant. I'm not sure what species it is, maybe Coyote Tobacco. I collected a few seed pods and am going to add it to my flower garden next year.

-Tom

That looks like it doesn’t have much leaf do people consume that or is it just for looks? Either way they make nice little flowers.

 

[deluxestogie]

Nicotiana attenuata, N. bigelovii, and N. quadrivalvis produce similar blossoms, and are more or less native to the area. N. alata (Jasmine tobacco) is widely planted as an ornamental, and looks similar as well.

Bob

 

[TigerTom]

I'll have to get back and have another look at the plant. I wasn't able to get a good look at any of the lower leaves. The blossoms looked far too small for it to be N. alata, at least compared to plants I've grown. The others are contenders for sure. It doesn't show in the photo, but it was probably the stickiest plant I've ever touched.

Anyone on FTT ever smoke any of these wild species?