Verbascum pulverulentum Vill.

Broad-leaf mullein (en), Molène pulvérulente (fr), Molène floconneuse (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Scrophulariaceae > Verbascum

Characteristics

A biennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 1.8m high.
Life form biennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.8
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A rare native along roadsides in Norfolk and Suffolk, a rare casual elsewhere.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 3-6

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 11 - 22
Germination temperacture (C°) 17 - 18
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Verbascum pulverulentum habit picture by Monteiro Henrique (cc-by-sa)
Verbascum pulverulentum habit picture by xavier (cc-by-sa)
Verbascum pulverulentum habit picture by Angla Castro Alvaro (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Verbascum pulverulentum leaf picture by Campoamor Ramon (cc-by-sa)
Verbascum pulverulentum leaf picture by fabrizio (cc-by-sa)
Verbascum pulverulentum leaf picture by Mat Hall (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Verbascum pulverulentum flower picture by Gérard Febvay (cc-by-sa)
Verbascum pulverulentum flower picture by Marco Elerdini (cc-by-sa)
Verbascum pulverulentum flower picture by Marcel Duchamp (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Verbascum pulverulentum fruit picture by Daniel Huber (cc-by-sa)
Verbascum pulverulentum fruit picture by Fabienne LASPESA (cc-by-sa)
Verbascum pulverulentum fruit picture by Josef Berkemeyer (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Verbascum pulverulentum world distribution map, present in Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:770074-1
WFO ID wfo-0000419292
COL ID 7FQFF
BDTFX ID 70937
INPN ID 128633
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Verbascum acutifolium Verbascum floccosum Verbascum pulvinatum Verbascum haemorrhoidale Verbascum farinosum Verbascum laxiflorum Lychnitis pulverulenta Thapsus pulverulentum Thapsus floccosum Verbascum pulverulentum