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Scrophulariaceae
Verbascum

not marked as a favorite taxon *Verbascum phlomoides Linnaeus. Common name: Clasping Mullein, Orange Mullein. Phenology: May-Aug; Jul-Sep. Habitat: Disturbed areas, roadsides, longleaf pine sandhills (if left unburned). Distribution: Native of Europe. In 2021, this species is spreading rapidly in the Fall-line Sandhills region of NC and becoming invasive, encroaching into natural habitats.

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Origin/Endemic status: Europe

Taxonomy Comments: Hybridizing with Verbascum thapsus when they co-occur, forming Verbascum ×kerneri Borbás.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, FNA17, G, Il, K4, Mi, Mo3, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, Va, W, WV, Pennell (1935); = n/a — Tat. Basionym: Verbascum phlomoides L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Verbascum phlomoides - FNA17

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Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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image #1 of Verbascum phlomoides© Bobo-X, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Bobo-X source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Verbascum phlomoides© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Verbascum phlomoidesno rights reserved, uploaded by Alan Weakley source CC0 | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Verbascum phlomoidesno rights reserved, uploaded by Piermario Maculan source CC0 | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Verbascum phlomoides© Eric Keith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eric Keith source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Verbascum phlomoides© ramazan_murtazaliev, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by ramazan_murtazaliev source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Verbascum phlomoides© Eric Keith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eric Keith source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Verbascum phlomoidesno rights reserved, uploaded by Piermario Maculan source CC0 | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Verbascum phlomoides© Bobo-X, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Bobo-X source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #10 of Verbascum phlomoides© Bruce A. Sorrie
image #11 of Verbascum phlomoides© Scott Ward; possibly Verbascum ×kerneri  | Original Image ⭷
image #12 of Verbascum phlomoides© Bruce A. Sorrie; possibly Verbascum ×kerneri  | Original Image ⭷

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