Scrophulariaceae

Verbascum L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 177 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Europe to Mongolia and Sri Lanka, N. Africa to Kenya and Arabian Peninsula.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central European Russia, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Corse, Cyprus, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, DR Congo, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Gulf of Guinea Is., Gulf States, Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, Niger, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, Somalia, South European Russia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan-South Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yemen

Introduced into:

Alabama, Alaska, Alberta, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Ascension, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, British Columbia, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Chile Central, Chile South, Colombia, Colorado, Connecticut, Cuba, Delaware, Desventurados Is., District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, Easter Is., Ecuador, Florida, Georgia, Greenland, Haiti, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Jamaica, Japan, Juan Fernández Is., Kansas, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Korea, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Caledonia, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, Newfoundland, Norfolk Is., North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Queensland, Québec, Rhode I., Réunion, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South Australia, South Carolina, South Dakota, St.Helena, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Tristan da Cunha, Uruguay, Utah, Vermont, Victoria, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Western Australia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yakutiya

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Stalažs, A. (2024). List of vascular plants of Latvia (with Latvian names): 1-312. Dobele.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1972). Flora Europaea 3: 1-370. Cambridge University Press.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 3, (2006) Author: by E. Fischer [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bauhinea 5: 7 (1973)
  • Gen. Pl. ed. 5: 83 (1754)
  • Lunds Univ. Arsskr. 29(2): 1–630 (1933)
  • Sp. Pl.: 177 (1753)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1936 Balls, E.K. [2295] Türkiye K000975937 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1936 Balls, E.K. [2295] Türkiye K000975938 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1936 Sinten, P.; Bornmüller, J. [140] Türkiye K000806408 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1935 Kotschy, K.G.T. [721] Türkiye K000975918 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1935 Mill, J.S. [s.n.] Greece K000975686 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1935 Mill, J.S. [s.n.] K000975685 Unknown Type Material Yes
Orphanides, T.G. [ K000806396 Unknown Type Material No
Collenette, J.S. [7170] Saudi Arabia K001870454 Yes
Collenette, S. [I53] Saudi Arabia K001870461 Yes
Acres, B. [14J] Yemen K001870455 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [6299] Yemen K001870457 Yes
Collenette, J.S. [7116] Saudi Arabia K001870458 Yes
Brunt, M. [2528] Yemen K001870439 Yes
Botta Yemen K001870440 Yes
Collenette, J.S. [7157] Saudi Arabia K001870437 Yes
Collenette, J.S. [2091] Saudi Arabia K001870435 Yes
Thulin, M.; Ghebrehiwet, M.; Gifri, A.N. [9282] Yemen K001870433 Yes
Collenette, J.S. [9347] Saudi Arabia K001870434 Yes
Kotschy, K.G.T. [114] Syria K000975835 Unknown Type Material Yes
Buhse, F.A. [s.n.] Iran K000975869 Unknown Type Material Yes
unknown [s.n.] K000696791 No
Boissier [s.n.] Italy K000806398 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rico, L.; Arevshatyan, I.; Rukhkyan, N. [1715] Armenia K000297243 Yes
Ash [1260] Ethiopia K:SPC-35785.000 No
Collenette, J.S. [4330] Saudi Arabia K001870472 Yes
Collenette, J.S. [1090] Saudi Arabia K001870473 Yes
Collenette, J.S. [1360] Saudi Arabia K001870446 Yes
Boissier [s.n.] K000806407 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thomas, D. [9370] Cameroon K001412653 Yes
Bauer, P.J. [109] Cameroon K000028732 No
Gracia, V.R.; Prunell, A. [s.n.] Spain K000806439 Type Yes
[illegible], M. [s.n.] Morocco K000410862 Unknown Type Material Yes
[illegible], M. [s.n.] Morocco K000410863 Unknown Type Material Yes
Heldreich [1774] Greece K000806394 Unknown Type Material Yes
Boughey, A.S. [GC 10856] Cameroon K000028726 No
Layard, A.H. [327] K000975846 Unknown Type Material Yes
Boughey, A.S. [GC 10856] Cameroon K000028727 No
Hepper, F.N. [2131] Cameroon K000028728 No
Maitland, T.D. [1547] Cameroon K000028733 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K000806406 Unknown Type Material Yes
Davis, P.H.; Dodds, L.G.; Cetik, D. [19555] Türkiye K000975687 Holotype Yes
Rechinger, K.H. [18947] Greece K000806430 Type Yes
Savory, H., J. [UCI 397] Cameroon K000028731 No
unknown [187] K000410850 Unknown Type Material Yes
Heldreich [s.n.] Greece K000806395 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] Bangladesh Celsia K001132494 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] India Celsia K001132496 Unknown Type Material Yes
Buchanan-Hamilton, F. [Cat. no. s.n.] Bangladesh Celsia K001132491 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] Bangladesh Celsia K001132495 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] Indian Subcontinent Celsia K001132497 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] Burma Celsia K001132493 Unknown Type Material Yes
Roxburgh, W. [Cat. no. s.n.] India Celsia K001132490 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1953 Davis, P.H.; Dodds, J.G.; Cetik, R. [19935] Türkiye Staurophragma K000961590 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1953 Davis, P.H.; Dodds, J.G.; Cetik, R. [19935] Türkiye Staurophragma K000961591 Type Yes

Sources

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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