Common mullein
Verbascum thapsus L. [Scrophulariaceae]
Biroudomouzuika (ビロードモウズイカ, 天鵞絨毛蕊花)
Lifeform: weedy biennial forb up to 2 m high
Distribution: Native to Europe, northern Africa and Asia (exotic to Japan)
Habitat: disturbed sites, e.g., roadside
Seedbank: long-term persistent
Variety
- subsp. thapsus: type, widespread
- subsp. crassifolium (Lam.) Murb.: mainly Mediterranean
- subsp. giganteum (Willk.) Nyman: Spain (endemic)
Verbascum L. (モウズイカ) in Japan
All species are exotic to Japan.
V. blattaria L. (モウズイカ)
- f. erubescens Brugger (シロバナモウズイカ)
V. nigrum L. (クロモウズイカ)
V. thapsus L. (ビロードモウズイカ)
V. virgatum Stokes (アレチモウズイカ)
Verbascum thapsus in Hokkaido
[Left] a rosette in the north campus of HU on August 31 2009. [Center] a erect shoot with flowers. [Right] close-up. [C/R] At Usu Memorial Park on the foot of Mount Kompira on Sept. 9 2009.
[Left] close-up of flowwers. [Center] close-up of inflorescences. [Right] an individual. At N14/E4, Norht Ward, Sapporo, on June 29 2010.
References
- Field training on integrated environmental research 統合環境調査法実習
fauna and flora 出現種リスト - HUSTEP: Plants and Plant communities in Japan
flora list - Nature in the eco-campus of HU - introduction to botany (北大エコキャンパスの自然 - 植物学入門)