Verbascum blattaria
Verbascum blattaria
FamilyGenus: Verbascumnative in Germany
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Interactions
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About this species
Verbascum blattaria is a tall, broad-leaved herbaceous plant that produces flowering spikes from May to August. It is an introduced, established species in Great Britain and grows best on sunny, fresh, calcareous, moderately fertile soils with little disturbance.
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PollinationFlower visit
Ecological significance
As an introduced species in Great Britain, specific ecological impacts are not documented.
Annual cycle
Flowering occurs from May to August.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
Mittelzehrer (Normaler Boden)
Flowering period
Mai – Aug
Soil reaction
Basisch / Kalkhold
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.794 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
Full sun. Moderately moist, well-drained soil, ideally calcareous and of average fertility. Height reaches about 0.8 m; flowering period May to August.
Scientific profile
Verbascum blattaria is a non-woody, herbaceous plant that attains a height of about 0.8 metres. The leaves are broad and the plant bears flowering spikes between May and August. The seeds are tiny, with a diaspore mass of approximately 0.1 milligrams. This terrestrial species favours full sun and fresh, moderately moist soils that are calcareous or basic. It is a plant of average nutrient requirements and tolerates only slight salinity. It occurs on sites with a low degree of disturbance and in moderately warm conditions. In Great Britain the species is recorded as introduced and established.
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•FloraWeb / BfN
•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)
•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)
•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)
•Foto: © Adobe Stock / AdobeStock_359665633
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