Verbascum blattaria L.

Taxonomy: Fam. Scrophulariaceae// Genus: Verbascum// Species: Verbascum blattaria L.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Ferguson in Tutin et al. (1972).

Lifeform: Annual or biennial.

Distribution: Native from Europe to Xinjiang (China) and Afghanistan; North Africa according to the distribution information provided by the the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Cultivated land, near orchards, roadsides and other ruderal areas.

Flowering period: Summer – fall: JUN, JUL, AUG, SEP.

Verbascum blattaria – habit. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum blattaria – habit. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum blattaria – habit. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum blattaria – habit. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum blattaria – habit. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum blattaria – inflorescence. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum blattaria – inflorescence. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum blattaria – inflorescence. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum blattaria – flowers. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum blattaria – flower buds. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum blattaria – flower. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum blattaria – flower. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum blattaria – flower. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum blattaria – flower. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum blattaria – flower. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum blattaria – flower. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum blattaria – calyx of spent flowers, pedicels and bracts; axis of inflorescence. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum blattaria – capsules. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum blattaria – capsule. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum blattaria – capsule. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum blattaria – uppermost cauline leaves. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum blattaria – cauline leaves. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum blattaria – cauline leaves. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum blattaria – cauline leaves. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum blattaria – cauline leaves. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum blattaria – lower part of stem with cauline leaves and basal leaves. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum blattaria – lower part of plant with lower cauline leaves. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum blattaria – lower cauline and basal leaves. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum blattaria – basal leaves. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum blattaria – basal leaves. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum blattaria – basal leaves. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum blattaria – adaxial side of cauline leaf. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum blattaria – abaxial side of cauline leaf. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum blattaria – adaxial side of basal leaf. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum blattaria – abaxial side of basal leaf. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum blattaria – habit. Kochani, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum blattaria – stem and branches. Kochani, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum blattaria – inflorescence. Kochani, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum blattaria – inflorescence. Kochani, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum blattaria – flower. Kochani, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum blattaria – flower. Kochani, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum blattaria – flower. Kochani, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum blattaria – side view of flower. Kochani, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum blattaria – axis of inflorescence, side view of flower with calyx, pedicel and bract. Kochani, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum blattaria – capsule. Kochani, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum blattaria – capsule. Kochani, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum blattaria – stem and leaves. Kochani, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum blattaria – stem and leaves. Kochani, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Verbascum blattaria – lower part of stem. Kochani, 28.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Verbascum blattaria L. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:810828-1 [Accessed 02.09.2023].

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.