 
				 Phone Line Trail 3/10/16
				Phone Line Trail 3/10/16
				 
				 
				 Phone Line Trail 3/10/16
				Phone Line Trail 3/10/16
				 
			
		
	 
	
		
		
		
		Wildflowers of Southern Arizona
		
		
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	 
		
Desert Tobacco. 
		
Nicotiana obtusifolia. 
		
Nightshade (Solanaceae) family.
		
	
 	 
		
			 The flowers are tubular, 1 inch (2.5 cm) long, and have 5 short lobes. The lower leaves are large, oval to egg-shaped, and short-petioled, while the upper leaves are smaller, narrower, and clasp the stems. The stems and leaves are green, hairy, and sticky. All parts of the plants are highly poisonous and contain the toxic pyridine alkaloids nicotine and anabasine.
				
				
Santa Catalina Mountains
				
Sabino Canyon Recreation Area
				
Location: At island for tram turnaround at visitor center.
				
4/7/15
				
				
Notes: Phone Line Trail 3/10/16
				
						
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