Biology:Verbascum virgatum
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Verbascum virgatum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Genus: | Verbascum |
| Species: | V. virgatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Verbascum virgatum Stokes[1]
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Verbascum virgatum, commonly known as twiggy mullein and wand mullein, is a plant species in the family Scrophulariaceae.
Description
It is a tall-growing biennial herb reaching a height of between 1 and 2 metres. The flowers are 3 to 4 cm in diameter and are yellow with a purple centre.[2]
Distribution
The species is native to Great Britain, Italy, France , the Iberian Peninsula, the Canary Islands and the Madeira Islands.
Additionally, it is naturalised in South Africa , North America, South America, Australia , New Zealand, Melanesia, Polynesia and the Azores.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Verbascum virgatum | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 2010-06-20 }}
- ↑ "Verbascum virgatum Stokes". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Verbascum~virgatum.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q7920954 entry
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