Verbascum purpureum

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Common name

Scientific name

Verbascum purpureum (Halàcsy & Georgiev) Velen.

Conservation status and threats

PROTECTED species in Bulgaria.

The species is listed in the Red Data Book of Bulgaria to the category "Endangered"^[1].

Description and identification

Biennial plant, covered with short glandular hairs. Annual rosettes with elongated, deeply pinnatissect leaves. Flowering plants up to 100(140) cm high. Flowers up to 2.5 cm in diameter. Corolla yellow, filaments orange with white hairs, anthers reniform. Fruit a capsule. Fl. VI–VII, fr. VIII–IX. Insect pollination. Reproduction by seeds, only very low percentage of the seedlings survives to flowering and fruiting phases^[2].

Distribution in Bulgaria

Black Sea Coast, Tundzha Hilly Country; up to 200 m alt^[3].

General distribution

Eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula (E Bulgaria, SE Romania, Turkey-in-Europe)^[4].

References

[1] Antoaneta Petrova. 2015. In: Peev, D. et all. (ed.) 2015. Red Data Book of Bulgaria. Vol. 1. BAS & MOEW.

[2] Antoaneta Petrova. 2015. In: Peev, D. et all. (ed.) 2015. Red Data Book of Bulgaria. Vol. 1. BAS & MOEW.

[3] Antoaneta Petrova. 2015. In: Peev, D. et all. (ed.) 2015. Red Data Book of Bulgaria. Vol. 1. BAS & MOEW.

[4] Antoaneta Petrova. 2015. In: Peev, D. et all. (ed.) 2015. Red Data Book of Bulgaria. Vol. 1. BAS & MOEW.

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