| Verbascum bombyciferum | |
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| Inflorescences | |
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| Preparing to bloom | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Genus: | Verbascum |
| Species: | V. bombyciferum |
| Binomial name | |
| Verbascum bombyciferum Boiss. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Verbascum bombyciforme Boiss. | |
Verbascum bombyciferum, called the giant silver mullein, Turkish mullein and Broussa mullein, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Verbascum, native to Turkey, and introduced to California, Great Britain and Germany. It is considered a good plant to attract pollinators. With Verbascum chaixii it is a parent of the 'Pink Domino' cultivar, which has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
References
- Diagn. Pl. Orient. 4: 52 (1844)
- ^ "Verbascum bombyciferum Boiss". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- "Verbascum bombyciferum Broussa mullein". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- "Verbascum (Cotswold Group) 'Pink Domino' mullein 'Pink Domino'". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
Synonyms; Verbascum bombyciferum 'Pink Domino' Verbascum bombyciferum 'Pink Domino'
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Verbascum bombyciferum |
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