Biology:Verbascum epixanthinum

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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Verbascum

Verbascum epixanthinum
Verbascum epixanthinum - Jardin des Plantes.jpg
At the Jardin des plantes de Paris
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Verbascum
Species:
V. epixanthinum
Binomial name
Verbascum epixanthinum
Boiss. & Heldr.[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Verbascum adenotrichum Halácsy
  • Verbascum agrimonioides Degen & Borbás ex Formánek
  • Verbascum parnassicum Halácsy

Verbascum epixanthinum, the yellow mullein, is a species of flowering plant in the family Scrophulariacee, native to Greece.[2] Growing to 1 m (3.3 ft) tall, it is an erect herbaceous perennial with grey-green leaves, and dense 70 cm (28 in) spikes of yellow flowers in summer. Though perennial, it may be short-lived.

It has won the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. It is hardy, but requires a sheltered position in full sun. It is also considered by the RHS to be a good plant to attract pollinators.[3]

References

  1. P.E.Boissier, Diagn. Pl. Orient. 7: 39 (1846)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Verbascum epixanthinum Boiss. & Heldr.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:811055-1. 
  3. "Verbascum epixanthinum yellow mullein". The Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/177991/Verbascum-epixanthinum/Details. 

Wikidata ☰ Q17746791 entry