Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Nikolić in Josifović (1974) and Ferguson in Tutin et al. 1972.
Lifeform: Biennial plant – first year of the life cycle is vegetative (basal rosette stage). Flowering and fruiting occur in the second year.
Distribution: Native from East Central and Southeast Europe to Iran according to the distribution information provided by the the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Grasslands, edges and clearings of forests.
Flowering period: Summer: JUN, JUL.
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References:
Rod Verbascum L. Nikolić, V. in Josifović, M. (1974). Flora SR Srbije VI. Srpska Akademija Nauka i Umetnosti, Beograd, pp. 101 – 142.
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.
