Re: N. glauca
Also naturalized in Southern California, very much evidence in the Santa Monica
Mountains...
I didn't know it was Argentine. Thanks for the info!
David
Nick Turland wrote:
> > The photo was taken by my daughter holidaying on the island of Spetses,
> > Greece. She said it's flowering now in many gardens as a shrub, but has
> > also escaped into ditches and empty lots where it seems to be flourishing
> > without water. The silvery leaves have a bloom on them that rubs off on
> > the fingers. She's collected seeds but is afraid it might be invasive.
> > Anyone recognise it? Cali Doxiadis Corfu, Greece
>
> It is Nicotiana glauca -- tree tobacco -- native to Argentina but naturalized in
> low altitude parts of Greece (probably elsewhere in the Med basin too?) It's
> also quite common around Iraklio (Heraklion) in Crete. It does seem to
> make itself rather too much at home in this part of Crete, so I would be a bit
> careful about introducing it to a new area... Still, it's an attractive plant.
>
> Nick
>
> Nick Turland
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