Verbascum blattaria

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Family:SCROPHULARIACEAE
Species:Verbascum blattaria L.
Common Name:White Moth Mullein
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Biennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:VEBL
Plant Notes:Moth Mullein is an introduced herbaceous annual or biennial in the Figwort family (Scrophulariaceae). It is native to Asia, Europe, and northern Africa. Moth Mullen can be found throughout Alabama on roadsides, along railroads, in pastures, in prairies, and in urban lots. It is an annual or biennial from a stout taproot. Stems are erect, 2-3 feet in height, and glabrous. The leaves are petiolate, sub-clasping, basal and cauline (cauline reduced in size upwards), obovate to lanceolate in outline, and glandular pubescent to glabrate. The margins are crenate to dentate or lobed. Flowers are produced in racemes with glandular pubescent pedicels. Individual flowers have 5 green, stipitate glandular sepals. The corolla is rotate with 5 yellow or white lobes. The fruit is a stipitate glandular capsule. The leaves of Moth Mullein have been used as an effective cockroach repellent. The seed of Moth Mullein and other “weedy” species were buried in bottles of sand by Dr. William James Beal, a professor of botany at Michigan Agriculture College in 1879 as part of a long-term study of weeds. In 2000 one of these bottles was unearthed and the seed planted. A 50% germination rate was obtained from the 23 Moth Mullein seed recovered from the bottle.—A. Diamond.
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Not Native, FAC (NWI)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

FamilySCROPHULARIACEAE - Figwort family
Genus Verbascum
Species Verbascum blattaria L. - White Moth Mullein

Citation

Citation Verbascum blattaria Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 178. 1753.
Basionym: **
Type: Without data (lectotype: LINN 242.6). Lectotypified by Huber-Morath, Denkschr. Schweiz. Naturf. Ges. 87: 143. 1971.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Verbascum blattaria subsp. repandum  Verbascum repandum Willdenow 1809. 
Verbascum blattaria var. albiflorum Verbascum blattaria Linnaeus, var. albiflorum G. Don, Gen. Hist. 4: 497. 1838.Verbascum glabrum Miller 1768. 
Verbascum blattaria var. albiflorum Verbascum blattaria Linnaeus, var. albiflorum Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 468. 1891, non G. Don 1838. PENNSYLVANIA
Verbascum blattaria var. normalis Verbascum blattaria Linnaeus, var. normalis Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 468. 1891, nom. inadmiss.Verbascum blattaria Linnaeus 1753. 
Verbascum blattariforme Verbascum blattariforme Grisebach, Arch. Naturgesch. 18: 321. 1852.  
Verbascum claytonii Verbascum claytonii Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 148. 1803. SOUTH CAROLINA
Verbascum euxinum Verbascum euxinum Nyarady, Bul. Grad. Bot. Univ. Cluj 16: 64. 1937. ROMANIA
Verbascum glabrum Verbascum glabrum Miller, Gard. Dict., ed. 8. 1768.  
Verbascum luridum Verbascum luridum Salisbury, Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 104. 1796, nom. illegit.Verbascum blattaria Linnaeus 1753. 
Verbascum muhlenbeckii Verbascum muhlenbeckii Godron ex Grenier & Godron, Fl. France 2: 558. 1852. FRANCE
Verbascum nitidum Verbascum nitidum Stokes, Bot. Mat. Med. 1: 382. 1812, nom. illegit.Verbascum blattaria Linnaeus 1753. 
Verbascum ramosissimum Verbascum ramosissimum Lloyd ex Boreau, Mém. Soc. Acad. Maine Loire 22: 12. 1868, non Poiret 1814, nec de Candolle 1815.  
Verbascum repandum Verbascum repandum Willdenow, Enum. Pl. 226. 1809.  
Verbascum rhinanthifolium Verbascum rhinanthifolium Davidov, Trav. Soc. Bulg. Sci. Nat. 8: 101. 1915. BULGARIA

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Baldwin, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Cleburne, Colbert, Conecuh, Cullman, Dale, Dallas, Elmore, Etowah, Franklin, Greene, Jackson, Jefferson, Lauderdale, Lee, Limestone, Macon, Madison, Marengo, Marshall, Montgomery, Perry, Pike, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tuscaloosa, Washington

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1968 - 1982

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
AUA_ACC_64688 Chilton 16 Jun 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15442		 AUA
Verbascum Blattaria L.
JSU134052 Etowah 5 May 1967 Sanford, N.C.
s.n.		 JSU
Verbascum blattaria Linnaeus
JSU134058 Limestone 26 May 1996 Whetstone, R. David
17813		 JSU
Verbascum blattaria Linnaeus
JSU134050 Dallas 18 May 1984 Whetstone, R. David
13995		 JSU
Verbascum blattaria Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_12608 Dallas 9 May 1966 Burns, Earl R.
 AUA
Verbascum Blattaria L.
JSU134063 Talladega 31 May 1992 Ballard, J. Mark
183		 JSU
Verbascum blattaria Linnaeus
TROY000046634 Marengo 07 Jul 2013 England, J. Kevin
4351		 TROY
Verbascum blattaria Linnaeus
UWAL0044688 Lauderdale 28 May 2019 England, J. Kevin
10269		 UWAL
Verbascum blattaria Linnaeus
TROY000009190 Dale 06 Aug 1999 Pennington, Tiffany
26		 TROY
Verbascum blattaria Linnaeus
JSU134041 Calhoun 24 May 1992 Ballard, J. Mark
170		 JSU
Verbascum blattaria Linnaeus
UWAL0004163 Butler 20 May 2009 Diamond, Alvin R.
20723		 UWAL
Verbascum blattaria L.
AUA_ACC_27955 Elmore 28 Jul 1975 Rutland, David W.
696		 AUA
Verbascum Blattaria L.
ALNHS00006437 Macon 22 May 2019 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#4423		 ALNHS
Verbascum blattaria L.
AUA_ACC_55306 Conecuh 29 Apr 1995 Diamond, Alvin R.
9528		 AUA
Verbascum Blattaria L.
UNA00042522 Madison 19 May 1980 Meigs, Russell A.
542B		 UNA
Verbascum blattaria L.
UWAL0011299 Macon 22 Jun 2012 Diamond, Alvin R.
23134		 UWAL
Verbascum blattaria Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_17210 Montgomery 25 Jul 1969 Owens, James R.
063		 AUA
Verbascum Blattaria L.
JSU134057 Jefferson 28 May 1984 Barber, J. Patrick
617		 JSU
Verbascum blattaria Linnaeus
JSU134051 Etowah 27 May 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
1336		 JSU
Verbascum blattaria Linnaeus
UWAL0054086 Macon 26 May 2022 Soehren, Eric C.
712		 UWAL
Verbascum blattaria L.
USAM000011202 Washington 29 May 2004 Zebryk, Tad
8590		 USAM
Verbascum blattaria Linnaeus
UNA00042527 Tuscaloosa 23 Sep 1968 Thomas, Joab L.
1828		 UNA
Verbascum blattaria L.
AUA_ACC_39503 Autauga 14 Jun 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
700		 AUA
Verbascum Blattaria L.
UNA00042529 Calhoun 24 May 1979 Haynes, Robert R.
7179		 UNA
Verbascum blattaria L.
UNA00042523 Autauga 14 Jun 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
700		 UNA
Verbascum blattaria L.
AUA_ACC_49862 Montgomery 9 Jun 1989 Diamond, Alvin R.
5914		 AUA
Verbascum Blattaria L.
TROY000046561 Autauga 18 May 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
808		 TROY
Verbascum blattaria Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_34651 Autauga 2 May 1979 Crawford, Lloyd C.
 AUA
Verbascum Blattaria L.
JSU134054 Franklin 6 Aug 1993 Ballard, J. Mark
3106		 JSU
Verbascum blattaria Linnaeus
JSU134048 Cleburne 6 Sep 1974 Atkinson, Tim A.
811		 JSU
Verbascum blattaria Linnaeus
JSU134064 Talladega 24 May 1992 Ballard, J. Mark
183		 JSU
Verbascum blattaria Linnaeus
JSU139246 Jackson 30 Jun 1996 Spaulding, Daniel D.
8980		 JSU
Verbascum blattaria Linnaeus
JSU134049 Colbert 20 May 1969 Reeves, M.
s.n.		 JSU
Verbascum blattaria Linnaeus
JSU134059 Madison 11 May 1996 Spaulding, Daniel D.
8297		 JSU
Verbascum blattaria Linnaeus
JSU134046 Calhoun 16 May 1973 Whetstone, R. David
s.n.		 JSU
Verbascum blattaria Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_12638 Lee 13 May 1967 Brunswig, Norman
 AUA
Verbascum Blattaria L.
UWAL0018102 Limestone 22 Jun 1991 Kral, Robert
79006		 UWAL
Verbascum blattaria L
TROY000035411 Macon 22 Jun 2012 Diamond, Alvin R.
23134		 TROY
Verbascum blattaria Linnaeus
UWAL0004165 Sumter 01 Jun 2007 Keener, Brian R.
3631		 UWAL
Verbascum blattaria L.
TROY000028955 Cherokee 22 May 2007 Barger, T. Wayne
99		 TROY
Verbascum blattaria Linnaeus
JSU134042 Calhoun 24 May 1992 Ballard, J. Mark
170		 JSU
Verbascum blattaria Linnaeus
UWAL0016494 Pike 13 Jun 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
25199		 UWAL
Verbascum blattaria Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_39502 Autauga 14 Jun 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
700		 AUA
Verbascum Blattaria L.
UNA00042519 _ May _ Smith, Eugene A.
s.n.		 UNA
Verbascum blattaria L.
AUA_ACC_51612 Pike 25 Apr 1991 Diamond, Alvin R.
7353		 AUA
Verbascum Blattaria L.
UNA00068841 Sumter 01 Jun 2007 Keener, Brian R.
3631		 UNA
Verbascum blattaria L.
AUA_ACC_13080 Sumter 9 Jun 1962 Jones, Jr., Samuel B.
1006		 AUA
Verbascum Blattaria L.
AUA_ACC_1516 Lee 5 Jan 1965 Creel, John
 AUA
Verbascum Blattaria L.
JSU134056 Jefferson 13 Jul 1984 Barber, J. Patrick
783		 JSU
Verbascum blattaria Linnaeus
JSU134047 Cleburne 6 Sep 1974 Atkinson, Tim A.
811		 JSU
Verbascum blattaria Linnaeus
JSU140346 Calhoun 27 May 1971 Landers, Kenneth E.
s.n.		 JSU
Verbascum blattaria Linnaeus
UNA00042533 Perry 15 May 1969 Thomas, Joab L.
2061		 UNA
Verbascum blattaria L.
JSU134055 Jackson 13 Aug 1998 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1196		 JSU
Verbascum blattaria Linnaeus
TROY000035051 Bullock 22 Mar 2012 Dykes, Bailee
383		 TROY
Verbascum blattaria Linnaeus
JSU134062 St. Clair 25 May 1973 Clonts, Jerry A.
RDW-1240		 JSU
Verbascum blattaria Linnaeus
JSU134044 Calhoun 16 May 1973 Whetstone, R. David
s.n.		 JSU
Verbascum blattaria Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_47216 Montgomery 19 Jul 1983 Reeves, D.W.
110		 AUA
Verbascum Blattaria L.
ALNHS00000902 Baldwin 15 Dec 2010 Barger, T. Wayne
Perd-695		 ALNHS
Verbascum blattaria L.
AUA000043424 Cullman 1905 Wolf, Wolfgang
1192		 AUA
Verbascum Blattaria L.
UNA00042520 Tuscaloosa 25 Apr 1977 Wiersema, John H.
100		 UNA
Verbascum blattaria L.
UWAL0014437 Colbert 26 Jun 2014 England, J. Kevin
5001		 UWAL
Verbascum blattaria Linnaeus
UWAL0012203 Colbert 17 Jun 2013 Keener, Brian R.
7919		 UWAL
Verbascum blattaria Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_29395 Cleburne 16 May 1976 Rutland, David W.
2804		 AUA
Verbascum Blattaria L.
ALNHS00001888 Greene 22 May 2013 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#958		 ALNHS
Verbascum blattaria L.
TROY000023937 Sumter 01 Jun 2007 Keener, Brian R.
3631		 TROY
Verbascum blattaria Linnaeus
UNA00042521 Madison 19 May 1980 Meigs, Russell A.
542		 UNA
Verbascum blattaria L.
AUA_ACC_71305 Sumter 1 Jun 2007 Keener, Brian R.
3631		 AUA
Verbascum Blattaria L.
AUA_ACC_11355 Chambers 8 May 1967 Golden, Michael
92		 AUA
Verbascum Blattaria L.
JSU134053 Jefferson 20 Jul 1984 Barber, J. Patrick
600		 JSU
Verbascum blattaria Linnaeus
JSU134060 Madison 19 May 1973 Gurley, Bob
s.n.		 JSU
Verbascum blattaria Linnaeus
JSU134065 Tuscaloosa 12 Jun 1975 Whetstone, R. David
4693		 JSU
Verbascum blattaria Linnaeus
SAMF0004764 Jefferson 16 May 2004 Davenport, Lawrence J.
3096		 SAMF
Verbascum blattaria Linnaeus
UNA00042532 Sumter 08 May 1969 Thomas, Joab L.
2045		 UNA
Verbascum blattaria L.
UWAL0004164 St. Clair 06 Jun 1998 Keener, Brian R.
920		 UWAL
Verbascum blattaria L.
TROY000039460 Pike 13 Jun 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
25199		 TROY
Verbascum blattaria Linnaeus
UWAL0017388 Marengo 07 Jul 2013 England, J. Kevin
4351		 UWAL
Verbascum blattaria Linnaeus
TROY000028349 Butler 20 May 2009 Diamond, Alvin R.
20723		 TROY
Verbascum blattaria Linnaeus
JSU134043 Calhoun 16 May 1973 Whetstone, R. David
s.n.		 JSU
Verbascum blattaria Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_22054 Talladega 17 May 1970 Redmond, Bill
098		 AUA
Verbascum Blattaria L.
JSU134045 Calhoun 7 Jul 1982 Whetstone, R. David
11402		 JSU
Verbascum blattaria Linnaeus
JSU134061 Marshall 19 May 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
1736		 JSU
Verbascum blattaria Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_22336 Lee 28 May 1970 Murchison, Grover R.
215		 AUA
Verbascum Blattaria L.
TROY000028079 Montgomery 07 Jun 2009 Diamond, Alvin R.
20757		 TROY
Verbascum blattaria Linnaeus
UWAL0011309 Bullock 22 Mar 2012 Dykes, Bailee
383		 UWAL
Verbascum blattaria L.
TROY000023936 Chilton 16 Jun 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15454		 TROY
Verbascum blattaria Linnaeus
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