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==Taxonomy==
Kingdom: Plantae
 
(unranked): Eudicots
 
(unranked): Asterids
 
Order: Solanales
 
Family: Solanaceae
 
Genus: Nicotiana
 
Species: Tabacum
 
 
 
==Identification==
==Identification==
Nicotiana Tabacum is a robust annual little branched herb up to 2.5 m (8.2 ft) high with large green leaves and long trumpet-shaped white-pinkish flowers. All parts are sticky, covered with short viscid-glandular hairs, which exude a yellow secretion containing nicotine.
Nicotiana Tabacum is a robust annual little branched herb up to 2.5 m (8.2 ft) high with large green leaves and long trumpet-shaped white-pinkish flowers. All parts are sticky, covered with short viscid-glandular hairs, which exude a yellow secretion containing nicotine.