Verbascum longifolium Ten.

Taxonomy: Fam. Scrophulariaceae// Genus: Verbascum// Species: Verbascum longifolium Ten.

Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea (Tutin et al., 1972).

Lifeform: Biennial.

Distribution: Native to Europe- from Italy to Balkan Peninsula according to the distribution information provided by the the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Open habitats in high mountain regions at c. 1500 m altitude and above: grasslands/pastures, clearings of subalpine European beech forests.

Flowering period: Summer: JUN, JUL, AUG.

Verbascum longifolium – habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum longifolium – inflorescence with flowers. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum longifolium – inflorescence with flowers. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum longifolium – flower. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum longifolium – flower. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum longifolium – inflorescence with fruits (capsules). Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum longifolium – capsules. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum longifolium – lower part of plant with basal and cauline leaves. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum longifolium – plant in vegetative (basal rosette) stage during the first year growth. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum longifolium – basal leaves. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum longifolium – habit in habitat (left) and habit (right). Osogovo- Ponikva, 21.06.2015. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum longifolium – inflorescence with flowers. Osogovo- Ponikva, 21.06.2015. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1972). Flora Europaea. Volume 3: Diapensiaceae to Myoporaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Verbascum longifolium L. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:769958-1 [Accessed 28.11.2021].

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