Broadway Arboretum

...more than meets the eye

Protecting and enhancing Bassendean's Qualities

Species Information Page

*Nicotiana glauca Tree Tobacco

Location in Arboretum: Mallee Heath
No on Map: MH03

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• Introduced plant from Bolivia and Argentina.
• One website highlights “all parts of the plant are highly poisonous”.
• Grows in the goldfields and in past times there the leaves were treated and smoked as cigarettes.
• The leaves have been made into a tea drink. The tea will contain nicotine which can be toxic to the body.
• All parts of the plant contain nicotine, which has been extracted and used as an insecticide.