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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Scientific name: Nicotiana quadrivalvis Pursh
USDA symbol: NIQUQ (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
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