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Verbascum blattaria

Moth Mullein

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Common names

Moth Mullein

Scientific name

Verbascum blattaria L.

Conservation status and threats

NOT protected species in Bulgaria.

Description and identification

Verbascum blattaria is an annual or biennial herb covered with glandular hairs. Stem erect, 30-120 cm high. Flowering June-August¹.

Habitat

Dry grassy and desolate places in the midst of weeds, in roadside thickets and ditches, ruderal, in lowlands and mountains².

Distribution in Bulgaria

In all floristic regions in Bulgaria; from sea level to 1000 meters altitude3.

General distribution

Map of general distribution⁴:

References

1 Стефанова-Гатева, Б. 1995. В: Флора на Република България, том Х, София.

2 Стефанова-Гатева, Б. 1995. В: Флора на Република България, том Х, София.

3 Assyov, B., A. Petrova, D. Dimitrov, R. Vassilev. 2012. Conspectus of the vascular flora of Bulgaria, Bulgarian biodiversity foundation, Sofia.

4 Verbascum blattaria Hoppe | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science.

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