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Verbascum cystolithicum

Verbascum cystolithicum
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Scrophulariaceae (Scrophulari family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
Cape Verde (Fogo)
Climate
subtropical

About

Verbascum cystolithicum is a species of flowers in the family Scrophulariaceae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde. The species was first described in 1960 by Bror Johan Petterson, who placed it in the genus Celsia. Arthur Huber-Morath placed it in the Verbascum species in 1973. Its local name is mato-branco, which may also refer to two other plants.

Verbascum cystolithicum is only found in the mountainous area of the island of Fogo, above 1300 m elevation.

Other Verbascum plants

Moth Mullein · Annual Mullein · Broussa Mullein · Verbascum bugulifolium · Verbascum capitis-viridis · Nettle-leaf mullein · Cretan Mullein · Denseflower mullein · Verbascum dumulosum · Verbascum epixanthinum · Verbascum fruticulosum · Verbascum leptocladum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Verbascum cystolithicum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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