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Scrophulariaceae
Verbascum

not marked as a favorite taxon *Verbascum blattaria Linnaeus. Common name: Moth Mullein. Phenology: May-Jun (-Nov); Jun-Jul (-Dec). Habitat: Fields, roadsides, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Eurasia.

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Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, Fl6, FNA17, G, GrPl, Il, K4, Mi, Mo3, NcTx, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, S, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WH3, WV, Pennell (1935). Basionym: Verbascum blattaria L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Verbascum blattaria - FNA17

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL
  • Great Plains: UPL
  • Midwest: FACU
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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image #1 of Verbascum blattaria© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Verbascum blattaria© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Verbascum blattaria© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Verbascum blattaria© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Verbascum blattaria© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Verbascum blattaria© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Verbascum blattaria© Radford, Ahles and Bell | Original Image ⭷

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Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro: Erect biennial forming a large basal rosette of leaves the first year, found in fields, roadsides and disturbed areas. Native of Eurasia, now established throughout most of N. America.

Stems: Stems ribbed, unbranched or rarely with 1-2 branches.

Leaves: Lower and basal leaves sessile-clasping, oblong-lance-shaped, 6-8 in. long, doubly toothed, smooth; upper stem leaves alternate, clasping, 6 in. long or less (becoming smaller upward), toothed, mostly smooth.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Flowers in a tall (to 2 ft.), loose, glandular-hairy, terminal raceme. Flowers yellow or white with purplish-red centers, ¾--1½ in. wide, bilaterally symmetric, consisting of 5 spreading, rounded petals of slightly differing size, 5 purple-hairy stamens with orange anthers and 5 glandular-hairy, lance-shaped sepals.

Fruits: Fruit a rounded capsule.

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Height: 2-5 ft.

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description: Erect biennial forming a large basal rosette of leaves the first year, found in fields, roadsides and disturbed areas. Native of Eurasia, now established throughout most of N. America.

stems: Stems ribbed, unbranched or rarely with 1-2 branches.

leaves: Lower and basal leaves sessile-clasping, oblong-lance-shaped, 6-8 in. long, doubly toothed, smooth; upper stem leaves alternate, clasping, 6 in. long or less (becoming smaller upward), toothed, mostly smooth.

inflorescence:

flowers: Flowers in a tall (to 2 ft.), loose, glandular-hairy, terminal raceme. Flowers yellow or white with purplish-red centers, ¾--1½ in. wide, bilaterally symmetric, consisting of 5 spreading, rounded petals of slightly differing size, 5 purple-hairy stamens with orange anthers and 5 glandular-hairy, lance-shaped sepals.

fruits: Fruit a rounded capsule.

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native range: Europe & Asia



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