Plantsnap – Identify Plants, Trees, Mushrooms With An App

Velvet Tobacco (Nicotiana velutina)

Description

“Pet poisonous” – Toxic parts: leaves Nicotiana velutina is of the family Solanaceae species described by Wheeler. Nicotiana velutina is part of the genus Tobacco , and the family Solanaceae. Nicotiana is a genus of herbaceous plants and shrubs of the family Solanaceae, that is indigenous to the Americas, Australia, south west Africa and the South Pacific. Various Nicotiana species, commonly referred to as tobacco plants, are cultivated as ornamental garden plants. N. tabacum is grown worldwide for production of tobacco leaf for cigarettes and other tobacco products.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Solanales

            • Family: Solanaceae

              • Genus: Nicotiana