Verbascum blattaria L., 1753 39% complete

Moth mullein

Sp. Pl.: 178 (1753)


Data sources

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Sourced9 Differs from sources2 Source not recorded13 Not on the record6 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
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Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 178 (1753) No source recorded
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Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
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Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
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Year 1753 No source recorded
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Descriptive
Common name Moth mullein No source recorded
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Observations Europe to N. Xinjiang and Afghanistan, NW. Africa No source recorded
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Morphology
Average height 74 cm
  • 73.75 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 164, 175, 251, 500, 882, 918
Differs from sources
Biological type hemicryptophyte
  • hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 10 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 175, 500, 918
Sourced
Flower color yellow Sourced
Foliage texture empty Not on the record
Fruit shape capsule Sourced
Growth habit Forb/herb No source recorded
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Maximum height 110 cm
  • 110 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 164, 175, 251, 500, 882, 918
Sourced
Sexuality empty Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
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Phenology
Bloom months jun, jul, aug, sep Differs from sources
Duration biennial
  • biennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 71, 164, 882, 918
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Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 4 / 9 · moderately dry air No source recorded
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Ground humidity 4 / 12 · moderately dry (meso-xerophilous)
  • 4 / 12 · moderately dry (meso-xerophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 242, 489
Sourced
Light 8 / 9 · light Sourced
Nitrogen fixation empty Not on the record
Ph maximum pH 7.5 No source recorded
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Ph minimum pH 7 No source recorded
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Soil nutriments 6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic)
  • 6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 242
Sourced
Soil salinity 1 / 9 · barely saline (hyperoligohaline)
  • 1 / 9 · barely saline (hyperoligohaline) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 242
Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty Not on the record
Other
Soil ph indicator — Not on the record
Temperature indicator — Not on the record