Verbascum glabratum

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Common name

Scientific name

Verbascum glabratum Friv.

Conservation status and threats

NOT protected species in Bulgaria.

Description and identification

Herbaceous biennial or perennial herbaceous plant. The stem is 40 to 120 cm high. The flowers are grouped in groups (dichasies) of 2-7 on the inflorescence stems. Stamens with orange filaments covered with purple papillae, the lower two at the top glabrous. The anthers of all stamens are kidney-shaped. The corolla glabrous on outer surface. Flowering May-July^[1].

Habitat

Shady wooded areas, on the edge of forests, in forest meadows and shrubs in hills and mountains^[2].

Distribution in Bulgaria

In the following floristic regions: Central and Eastern Stara Planina, Western Border Mountains (Osogovska Mountain, Ruen), Slavyanka, Pirin, Rila, Sredna Gora (Svezhen), Western Rhodopes, Strandzha (Brodilovo), 200 to 1800 meters above sea level^[3].

Gemeral distribution

Southeastern Europe (Balkan Peninsula, Romania and Eastern Carpathians)^[4].

References

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

[2] Б. Стефанова-Гатева. 1995. Пос. източник.

[3] Б. Стефанова-Гатева. 1995. Пос. източник.

[4] Б. Стефанова-Гатева. 1995. Пос. източник.

Verbascum glabratum на български

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