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Verbascum leptocladum

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Verbascum leptocladum
From Varsak in Antalya
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Verbascum
Species: V. leptocladum
Binomial name
Verbascum leptocladum
Boiss. & Heldr.

Verbascum leptocladum is a species of mullein in the Scrophulariaceae family of flowers. It is endemic to the Antalya region of Turkey and was first described in 1853. It is nationally classed as Endangered (EN) (2012).

Description

It is a moderately high (typically to 50 cm) perennial with many narrow greyish tongue-like leaves at the base, smaller stem leaves, and at the top a broad branched spray of yellow flowers. Considered closely, the stems are rather slender, the leaves have weakly crenate margins, and the flowers are yellow on short stalks, grouped in small clusters of 1-3, with 5 kidney-shaped anthers. Genetically the plant has no near allies.

It grows near Pinus brutia forest, to 250 m altitude, endemic to Antalya, Turkey.

Photographic description

  • Plant, greyish looking with wide spray of flowers Plant, greyish looking with wide spray of flowers
  • Part of inflorescence Part of inflorescence
  • Inflorescence Inflorescence
  • 5 petals, 5 filaments, with kidney-shaped anthers and white hairs 5 petals, 5 filaments, with kidney-shaped anthers and white hairs
  • Hairy flower underside, with calyx Hairy flower underside, with calyx
  • Stigma, style Stigma, style
  • Capsule Capsule
  • Base leaves Base leaves
  • Mid leaves Mid leaves
  • Leaf Leaf
  • Leaf upperside Leaf upperside
  • Leaf underside Leaf underside
  • Obscure teeth Obscure teeth
  • Veining Veining
  • Stem and leaf join Stem and leaf join
  • Woody stem forming Woody stem forming

References

  1. ^ Plants of the World Online (with map)
  3. ^ Davis, P.H. (1978). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands. Vol. 6. p. 581. JSTOR 10.3366/j.ctvxcrg60.
Taxon identifiers
Verbascum leptocladum


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