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Verbascum lychnitis
Sp. Pl. 1: 177. 1753.
Common names: White mullein
WeedyIntroduced
Distribution
Introduced; Ont., Colo., Conn., Del., Iowa, Mass., Md., Mich., Mo., N.H., N.J., N.Y., Pa., R.I., Va., Vt., W.Va., Europe, Asia
Discussion
Subspecies 2 (1 in the flora).
Verbascum lychnitis is recognized by its bicolored leaves, sessile and non-clasping cauline leaves, freely branched inflorescences with loosely overlapping flower clusters, relatively long pedicels, and relatively small, white corollas. Subspecies moenchii (C. F. Schultz) Holub & F. Mlady was recognized in 1978, referring to a white-flowered variant in central Europe.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
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hypogynous +
absent +
absent +
symmetric +
campanulate +
White mullein +
symmetric +
anterior +
bisexual +
septicidal +
fleshy +
true +
simple +
alternate +
axile +
superior +
anatropous +
absent +
hypogynous +
connate +
spreading;deflexed +
absent +
2-carpellate +
Sp. Pl. +
1753 +
absent +
50;300 +
middle +
fascicles +
didynamous +
adnate +
longer +
anterior +
subequal +
equal +
absent +
eglandular +
erect +
absent +
absent +
Verbascum lychnitis +
Verbascum +
species +
red-tinged +
autotrophic +
not fleshy +
ribbed +