Determined according to the botanical key provided Ferguson in Tutin et al. (1972).
Lifeform: Biennial. First year of the life cycle is vegetative (basal rosette stage). Flowering and fruiting occur in the second year.
Distribution: Native to Italy and the Balkan Peninsula according to the distribution information provided by the the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew); according to The Euro+Med PlantBase (Marhold, 2011+).
Habitat: Open habitats – hill pastures, rocky terrains, clearings of oak forests.
Flowering period: Summer: JUN, JUL, AUG.
Verbascum macrurum – habit. Gorge of “Mala” River, 27.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Verbascum macrurum – habit. Gorge of “Mala” River, 27.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Verbascum macrurum – upper part of plant with inflorescence. Gorge of “Mala” River, 27.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Verbascum macrurum – flowers. Gorge of “Mala” River, 27.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Verbascum macrurum – flowers. Gorge of “Mala” River, 27.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Verbascum macrurum – flowers. Gorge of “Mala” River, 27.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Verbascum macrurum – flower. Gorge of “Mala” River, 27.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Verbascum macrurum – terminal part of inflorescence with flower buds. Gorge of “Mala” River, 27.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Verbascum macrurum – lateral flowering stems below the main inflorescence and uppermost cauline leaves. Gorge of “Mala” River, 27.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Verbascum macrurum – middle and upper cauline leaves. Gorge of “Mala” River, 27.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Verbascum macrurum – stems with leaves. The leaf size decreases from the plant base upwards. Gorge of “Mala” River, 27.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Verbascum macrurum – stems with leaves. The leaf size decreases from the plant base upwards. Gorge of “Mala” River, 27.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Verbascum macrurum – cauline leaves. Gorge of “Mala” River, 27.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Verbascum macrurum – basal and lower cauline leaves. Gorge of “Mala” River, 27.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Verbascum macrurum – basal and lower cauline leaves. Gorge of “Mala” River, 27.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Verbascum macrurum – basal and lower cauline leaves. Gorge of “Mala” River, 27.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Verbascum macrurum – habitat. Hills in the vicinity of Kochani, 10.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Verbascum macrurum – habit in habitat.Hills in the vicinity of Kochani, 10.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Verbascum macrurum – habit. Hills in the vicinity of Kochani, 10.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Verbascum macrurum – flowers. Hills in the vicinity of Kochani, 10.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Verbascum macrurum – flowers. Hills in the vicinity of Kochani, 10.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Verbascum macrurum – close-up of anthers and stigma. Hills in the vicinity of Kochani, 10.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Verbascum macrurum – lower part of plant with basal leaves and lower cauline leaves. Hills in the vicinity of Kochani, 10.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Verbascum macrurum – lower part of plant with basal leaves and lower cauline leaves. Hills in the vicinity of Kochani, 10.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Verbascum macrurum – basal and lower cauline leaves. Hills in the vicinity of Kochani, 10.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Verbascum L. (incl. Celsia L.). Ferguson, I.K. in 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, pp. 205 – 216.
