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(Left) Wild tobacco (Nicotiana rustica), about 3 feet high, and (right) cultivated tobacco (N. tabacum), about 4 12 feet

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wild tobacco

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Also known as: Aztec tobacco, Nicotiana rustica

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characteristics and uses

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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