Verbascum blattaria L., 1753 39% complete

Moth mullein

Sp. Pl.: 178 (1753)

Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Verbascum blattaria, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced13 Differs from sources2 Source not recorded9 Not on the record6 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database, Earlier Trefle data
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
Source not recorded
Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 178 (1753) No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
Source not recorded
Rank species No source recorded
Source not recorded
Status accepted No source recorded
Source not recorded
Year 1753 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name Moth mullein No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Europe to N. Xinjiang and Afghanistan, NW. Africa No source recorded
Source not recorded
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
  • Forb/herb · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
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
Source not recorded
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
Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 4 / 9 · moderately dry air
  • 4 / 9 · moderately dry air · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
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
  • pH 7.5 · Earlier Trefle data · Inferred · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded derived from a Baseflor soil reaction class by the 2022 import, a class not a measurement
Sourced
Ph minimum pH 7
  • pH 7 · Earlier Trefle data · Inferred · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded derived from a Baseflor soil reaction class by the 2022 import, a class not a measurement
Sourced
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