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Nicotiana rotundifolia Lindl.
Round-leaved Tobacco

Reference
Edwards's Bot.Reg. 24: Misc. 59 (1838)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect, short-lived annual or perennial, herb, 0.2-1(-2.4) m high. Fl. white-cream, Jul to Dec or Jan to Mar. Sandy soils. Along watercourses, granite outcrops.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 21 September 1999

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Murchison, Swan Coastal Plain, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Mallee, Eastern Murchison, Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Mardabilla, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Recherche, Southern Cross, Tallering, Western Mallee, Western Murchison.
IMCRA Regions
Central West Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Beverley, Bruce Rock, Chapman Valley, Coolgardie, Coorow, Cuballing, Cunderdin, Dalwallinu, Dumbleyung, Dundas, Esperance, Gosnells, Greater Geraldton, Jerramungup, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Katanning, Kellerberrin, Kondinin, Kulin, Meekatharra, Menzies, Merredin, Morawa, Mount Marshall, Mundaring, Narembeen, Northam, Northampton, Nungarin, Perenjori, Pingelly, Quairading, Ravensthorpe, Toodyay, Victoria Plains, Westonia, Wongan-Ballidu, Woodanilling, Yalgoo, Yilgarn, York.