Dense-flowered Mullein - Verbascum densiflorum

Description

Medium to tall, leafy plant with bright-yellow blossoms that flower along erect, branching stalks.

Similar Species

Verbascum thapsus, and other Mulleins with white-woolly leaves and stems

Identification difficulty
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This is a difficult genus, compounded by a large number of hybrids, and garden escapes that may become established briefly in the wild. 

Upper and middle stem leaves are decurrent.  The 3 upper stamens are reniform (kidney-shaped) and the two lower are decurrent; the style is spathulate.  

Recording advice

Careful examination of stamens and styles is needed. The County Recorder has asked for a specimen of this plant to be retained for verification

Habitat

Waste places and disturbed ground.

When to see it

Flowering from June to early September.

UK Status

Widespread but infrequent in England.

VC55 Status

Rare in Leicestershire and Rutland. It was not recorded in the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire.

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Species profile

Common names
Dense-flowered Mullein
Species group:
Wildflowers
Kingdom:
Plantae
Order:
Lamiales
Family:
Scrophulariaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
4
First record:
11/07/2014 (Hall, Geoffrey)
Last record:
25/08/2023 (Smith, Peter)

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