title: Nicotiana occidentalis subsp. hesperis
text: # Nicotiana occidentalis subsp. hesperis
  
  Nicotiana occidentalis subsp. hesperis is a short-lived herb native to Australia.
  
  ## Description
  
  It grows as an erect annual or short-lived perennial herb, from ten to 50 centimetres high, with white flowers.
  
  ## Taxonomy
  
  It was first published in 1960 by Nancy Tyson Burbidge, who give it species rank as Nicotiana hesperis. In 1981, Philippa Horton demoted it to a subspecies of Nicotiana occidentalis.
  
  ## Distribution and habitat
  
  It is endemic to Western Australia, being fairly widespread through mid-latitude parts. It is most common along the coast, but is also found well inland, such as north of Kalgoorlie.
  
  