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Verbascum creticum (Glandular Mullein) |
Verbascum creticum (SCROPHULARIACEAE.) Images for this profile are taken from the Maltese Islands after year 2000. |
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Nomenclature and Basic Information |
Species name : |
Verbascum creticum(L.) Cavanilles
Published in (L.) Cav., Elench. Pl. Horti Matrit. 39 (1803) |
Synonyms :
(basionym or principal syn.) |
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Plant Family : |
Scrophulariaceae
Juss. (The Figwort Family) 9 species from the Scrophulariaceae family are recorded from the Maltese Islands. | English name(s) : | Glandular Mullein |
Maltese name(s) : |
Maltese name not known |
Status for Malta : |
Indigenous. Present on the Maltese islands before man |
Frequency : |
Very Common Common Frequent Scarce Rare Very rare Extinct |
Growth form : |
Raunkiaer lifeform [info]: THEROPHYTE ( annual plants, herbaceous )
Germination [info]: Dicotyledon |
Legal Protection : |
Not legally protected till the last update of this website (25/Sep/2021) |
Red List (1989) : |
Threatened status for the Maltese Islands and has been listed in the Red Data Book (1st ed.) |
Flowering Time : |
April – June |
Colour of Flowers: |
Yellow |
Name Derivation : |
Verbascum:
creticum: Related to or from the Mediterranean island of Crete. (Latin origin )
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Description, Habitat and Distribution |
Habitat in Europe: |
Data will be available in the next update of this website. |
Preferred habitat in Malta: |
Data will be available in the next update of this website. |
Botanical Description: |
Biennial, glandular pubescent and also with somewhat longer eglandular hairs; stems 40-150 cm. Basal leaves 15-25 x 4-7 cm, oblong, crenate-dentate to somewhat pinnatifid. Inflorescence simple. Bracts 12-25 mm, ovate, acuminate, serrate; pedicels 3-6 mm. Calyx 8-15 mm; lobes serrate. Corolla 40-50 mm in diameter. Stamens 4, without staminode, unequal, the lower with decurrent anthers 5-6 mm long. Style 20-25 mm. Capsule 9-15 mm, ellipsoid-globose. |
Distributional range: |
W. Mediterranean region. |
Distributional map in Europe and the Mediterranean region (2018): |
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Occurrences in Europe. (from Flora Europaea pre year 1993): |
the Balaeric Islands, Doubtful in Corse, Doubtful in France (incl. Monaco and Channel Islands but excluding Corse), Spain (incl. Andorra but excl. the Balaerics), Italy (excl. Sicily and Sardignia), Sardinia, Sicily and/or Malta |
Occurrences in Europe and the Mediterranean region. (from Euro+Med Checklist, 2019)
Country codes
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? Ag Bl Co Ga(F) Hs(S) It Ma Sa Si(M S) Tn [Az(F) nCa(C)] |
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