Verbascum-blattaria_5

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Verbascum blattaria L., syn.: Verbascum carduifolium Hayek, Verbascum rhinanthifolium DavidovFamily: Scrophulariaceae Juss.EN: Moth mullein, DE: Schaben-Knigskerze, SchabenkrautSlo.: grozdasti lunikDat.: June 13.2020Lat.: 45.08248 Long.: 14.44350 (WGS84)Code: Bot_1309/2020_DSC03928, Bot_1310/2020_DSC0428Habitat: Outskirts of a village, semiruderal grassy place, flat terrain; calcareous, stony ground; sunny and dry place; elevation 125 m (410 feet); average precipitations ~ 1.000 mm/year, average temperature 12-13 deg C, Sub-Mediterranean phytogeographical region. Substratum: soil.Place: West part of the island Krk, north outskirts of village Brzac, otovento region, Kvarner archipelago, Adriatic Sea, Rijeka district, Croatia EC.Comment (relates to the album Verbascum blattaria):The moth mullein (Verbascum blattaria) is a biennial plant. In the first year only rosettes develop. In the second year a tall (up to 1.5 m), slander flowering stalks develop. The plant is widely distributed. Native to Europe, Asia and North Africa it is now naturalized also in North America, where it was introduced 200 years ago. The seeds are extremely long lived. In an experiment it was proved that they still germinate at 50% rate after 120 years of dormancy (Ref.: 4). Ref.(1) M.A. Fischer, W. Adler, K. Oswald, Exkursionsflora fr sterreich, Liechtenstein und Sdtirol, LO Landesmuseen, Linz, Austria (2005), p 722.(2) A. Martini et all., Mala Flora Slovenije (Flora of Slovenia - Key) (in Slovenian), Tehnina Zaloba Slovenije (2007), p 549. (3) D. Aeschimann, K. Lauber, D.M. Moser, J.P. Theurillat, Flora Alpina, Vol. 2., Haupt (2004), p 188.(4) Telewski, F.W. and Zeevaart, A.D. 2002. The 120-Year Period for Dr. Beal's Seed Viability Experiment. American Journal of Botany 89(8): 1285-1288.