Peru Herb: Wild Tobacco
(Nicotiana attenuata, N. trigonophylla, N. glauca) Other names: Punche, Indian Tobacco, Coyote Tobacco, Mustard Tree, and Tree Tobacco (N. glauca). Nicotiana glauca, Tree tobacco, is a perennial plant originally from Peru. Wild tobacco has become naturalized into some states and can be found in Arizona, Southern California, Texas and New Mexico usually as annuals that come up in the spring. They are known to not last long into the hot summer months but I have seen them grow
Peru Herb: Huacatay
Huacatay, Tagetes minuta, is a Peruvian cousin of the marigold and is in the Asteraceae family. It is a herbaceous plant that can grow .6-1.2 meters tall. It has small yellow and green flowers that grow on terminal spikes. It has a highly branched stem and the leaves are slightly glossy green. The seeds of this plant are black in color and the name for this species is sometimes referenced as Peruvian Black mint. It is native to temperate grasslands of the southern part of So
