Solanaceae Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
Hesquiat - Other, Snuff
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 76
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Nicotiana tabacum L.
Scientific name: Nicotiana tabacum L.
USDA symbol: NITA (
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Common names: Cultivated Tobacco
Family: Solanaceae
Family (APG): Solanaceae
Native American Tribe: Hesquiat
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Snuff
Notes: Leaves mixed with kinnikinnick and chewed.
RECRD: 750 id: 23978