What is this plant?

Question

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When we were young we called it "indian tobacco" I want to know if it is actually a member of the tobacco family or could it possibly be harmful if smoked?

Answer 1

Most probably it is a species of Amaranthus from family Amaranthaceae .( Amaranthus hypochondriacus . )


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http://www.hku.hk/zoology/staff/ms/amar-flower.jpg


Amaranthus, collectively known as amaranth or pigweed, is a cosmopolitan genus of herbs.

Approximately 60 species are presently recognised, with inflorescences and foliage ranging from purple and red to gold.

Although several species are often considered weeds, people around the world value amaranths as leaf vegetables, cereals and ornamentals.

Edit - On second thought , it could as well be 'Rumex crispus' as answered by earlier answerer.
http://biology.missouristate.edu/Herbarium/Plants%20of%20the%20Interior%20Highlands/Flowers/Rumex%20crispus%20-%201.JPG
http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/HISTORY/HERBARIUM/rumex_crispus.jpg

Curled Dock (Rumex crispus), also known as Curley Dock or Yellow Dock, is a perennial flowering plant in the family Polygonaceae, native to Europe and western Asia.

The mature plant is a reddish brown colour, and produces a stalk that grows to about 1 m high. It has smooth leaves shooting off from a large basal rosette, with distinctive waved or curled edges.

On the stalk flowers and seeds are produced in clusters on branched stems, with the largest cluster being found at the apex.

The seeds are shiny, brown and encased in the calyx of the flower that produced them.

This casing enables the seeds to float on water and get caught in wool and animal fur, and this helps the seeds to spread to new locations.
The root-structure is a large, a yellow, forking taproot.

Curled Dock grows in roadsides, all types of fields, and low-maintenance crops. It prefers rich, moist and heavy soils.

Rumex crispus retrieved from wikipedia .

It is not from tobacco family ( That is , Solanaceae family .)
No idea regarding if it is harmful if smoked ; most probably not . But I am not sure .

Answer 2

It is Indian tobacco and grows in wet low spots in pastures. I would not smoke it, you could cough your lungs out. The best thing to do with it is use a burner and get rid of the seeds so it does not come back again. I had a propane weed burner that I used to get rid of it. It will not be eaten by horses, cow, or goats or anything else, a noxious weed.

Answer 3

It is a weed that some say has some effects. It's actually an annual plant of the family Lobeliaceae, native to open woodlands of North America. It was once considered a medicinal plant because of the emetic alkaloid present in the plant parts, especially the roots, but is now regarded as poisonous.

It was plant that was used to fool some buyers of marijuana, but smells quite differently. It is not offensive to smell, but is not so great to smoke, but does look much like marijuana and has been used to dilute a "bag" of marijuana. It was also known as "rabbit Tabacco" in the United states.

Its smell is lighter than cloves but less than cigarettes or marijuana. It appears to have no purpose other than being offensive in smell and taste.

Answer 4

Rumex crispus Curly Dock

Answer 5

It's in the genus Rumex, possibly a form of dock although to my mind it most closely resembles sorrel, Rumex acetosa. I don't know anything about it's recreational uses.

Answer 6

it's Rumex crispus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumex_crispus

http://images.google.co.id/images?hl=id&q=%28Rumex+crispus%29&btnG=Cari+Gambar&gbv=2

Answer 7

well, given the 'warning' not to open links in questions, I'll just tell you that Wikipedia is a place to find out about EVERYTHING!