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Posted on August 26, 2022August 26, 2022

Velvet Tobacco flowering: Lyndhurst

Velvet Tobacco (Nicotiana velutina) flowering near Lyndhurst in spring.

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Posted on May 20, 2021December 24, 2021

Wild Tobacco flowering

Wild Tobacco flowering on the banks of Copley Retention Dam, May.

Nicotiana glauca
Posted on July 31, 2020August 9, 2021

Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater feeding on Native Tobacco flowers

Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater feeding on the nectar of Wild Tobacco on the banks of the Copley Retention Dam.

Posted on July 19, 2020August 8, 2021

Velvet Tobacco

Velvet Tobacco, Nicotiana velutina, is a relative of Pituri flowering during mid winter at Stubbs Waterhole, Arkaroola.

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Posted on June 17, 2020August 8, 2021

Wild Tobacco

Introduced “Native Tobacco” colonising the waterways of the Flinders Ranges, seen here on the banks of the Copley Retention Dam.

Nicotiana glauca
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