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desert tobacco
Solanaceae

desert tobacco

Nicotiana obtusifolia M.Martens & Galeotti

Nicotiana obtusifolia, or desert tobacco, is a woody perennial flowering plant in the Solanaceae family native to the southwestern US and Mexico.

Tex-Mex tobacco
Solanaceae

Tex-Mex tobacco

Nicotiana plumbaginifolia Viv.

Nicotiana plumbaginifolia, Tex-Mex tobacco, is a tobacco species named for its Plumbago-like leaves.

Indian tobacco
Solanaceae

Indian tobacco

Nicotiana quadrivalvis Pursh

Nicotiana quadrivalvis, or Indian sacred tobacco, is a wild tobacco endemic to the western US, traditionally cultivated by Native American groups.

Cultivated tobacco
Solanaceae

Cultivated tobacco

Nicotiana tabacum L.

Nicotiana tabacum L. is an annual plant widely cultivated to make tobacco products, with recorded traditional medicinal uses across regions.

dwarf cupflower
Solanaceae

dwarf cupflower

Nierembergia linariifolia Graham

Nierembergia linariifolia, the narrow-leaved cupflower, is a Solanaceae species native to central South America that holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit.

love-in-a-mist
Ranunculaceae

love-in-a-mist

Nigella damascena L.

Nigella damascena L. is an ornamental garden plant in the buttercup family, widely grown in temperate regions for its varied colorful flowers.

graceful fern
Polypodiaceae

graceful fern

Niphidium crassifolium (L.) Lellinger

Niphidium crassifolium, the graceful fern, is a common Central and South American epiphytic polypod fern that can be cultivated and used in traditional medicine.

nitre bush
Nitrariaceae

nitre bush

Nitraria billardierei DC.

Nitraria billardierei is a perennial Australian nitre/dillon bush with edible salty grape-like fruits spread by emus.

Mediterranean saltwort
Amaranthaceae

Mediterranean saltwort

Nitrosalsola vermiculata (L.) Theodorova

Nitrosalsola vermiculata is a small branched shrub native to arid regions, used for arid forage, invasive in California.

Alpine penny-cress
Brassicaceae

Alpine penny-cress

Noccaea caerulescens (J.Presl & C.Presl) F.K.Mey.

Noccaea caerulescens is a low biennial or perennial flowering plant found across multiple regions of Europe in a wide range of open habitats.

Fendler's pennycress
Brassicaceae

Fendler's pennycress

Noccaea fendleri (A.Gray) Holub

Noccaea fendleri is a small perennial flowering plant native to western North America, grown in native gardens for attracting butterflies.

Perfoliate Penny-cress
Brassicaceae

Perfoliate Penny-cress

Noccaea perfoliata (L.) Al-Shehbaz

Noccaea perfoliata is an annual flowering Brassicaceae species native to regions across Europe, North Africa, and western and central Asia.

Round-leaved Pennycress
Brassicaceae

Round-leaved Pennycress

Noccaea rotundifolia (L.) Moench

Noccaea rotundifolia (L.) Moench is a flowering plant with a basal rosette, short unbranched stems, and dense pink flower racemes.

Chilean Bellflower
Solanaceae

Chilean Bellflower

Nolana paradoxa Lindl.

Nolana paradoxa (Chilean bellflower) is a half-hardy annual Solanaceae species native to Chile, used as a ground cover and flower color research model.

Bigelow's nolina
Asparagaceae

Bigelow's nolina

Nolina bigelovii (Torr.) S.Watson

Nolina bigelovii is a non-grass rosette-leaved plant native to desert regions of southwestern North America.

Chaparral Nolina
Asparagaceae

Chaparral Nolina

Nolina cismontana Dice

Nolina cismontana is a dioecious succulent shrub native to coastal Southern California that is in decline across most of its range.

dehesa nolina
Asparagaceae

dehesa nolina

Nolina interrata Gentry

Nolina interrata is a rare flowering plant found in southern California and Baja California, with well-protected habitat.

Devil's Shoestring
Asparagaceae

Devil's Shoestring

Nolina lindheimeriana (Scheele) S.Watson

Nolina lindheimeriana is a stemless rosette-forming plant endemic to the Edwards Plateau, Texas, USA, with distinct grass-like leaves and unconfirmed Mexican records.

sacahuista
Asparagaceae

sacahuista

Nolina microcarpa S.Watson

Nolina microcarpa, or sacahuista, is a flowering asparagus family plant native to the US Southwest and northern Mexico with human and wildlife uses and some toxicity to livestock.

Parry's nolina
Asparagaceae

Parry's nolina

Nolina parryi S.Watson

Nolina parryi S.Watson is a dioecious flowering plant native to western North America deserts and mountains, historically used by Native Americans.

Texas Sacahuiste
Asparagaceae

Texas Sacahuiste

Nolina texana S.Watson

Nolina texana is an acaulescent grass-like plant widely cultivated as a garden ornamental, reported to be phototoxic to animals.

Nonea caspica (Willd.) G.Don
Boraginaceae

Nonea caspica (Willd.) G.Don

Nonea caspica (Willd.) G.Don

Nonea caspica is an annual Boraginaceae herb native from Turkey to Central Asia and Pakistan, introduced to parts of Siberia.

Large Mock-olive
Oleaceae

Large Mock-olive

Notelaea longifolia Vent.

Notelaea longifolia Vent. is a woody plant that usually grows as a 3-metre shrub, occasionally reaching 9 metres tall.

small-fruited mock olive
Oleaceae

small-fruited mock olive

Notelaea microcarpa R.Br.

Notelaea microcarpa is an olive family shrub or small tree from eastern Australia with two recognised varieties.

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