Solanaceae Nicotiana quadrivalvis Pursh
Indian Tobacco
Omaha - Other, Smoke Plant
Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 331
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Nicotiana quadrivalvis Pursh
Scientific name: Nicotiana quadrivalvis Pursh
USDA symbol: NIQUQ (
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Common names: Indian Tobacco
Family: Solanaceae
Family (APG): Solanaceae
Native American Tribe: Omaha
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Smoke Plant
Notes: Plant preferred for smoking because of the mild quality.
RECRD: 31902 id: 23874