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Verbascum lychnitis
White Mullein
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Photographer: Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy
ID: 0000 0000 0716 3340 (2016-07-25)Copyright © 2016 Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy
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date of photo Jul 18, 2016
latitude 46.27237 longitude 13.46283
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Breginski kot, Mt. Kobariški Stol ridge, next to the south dirt road from village Sedlo to Planina Božca, East Julian Alps (Posočje, Slovenia)notes Slo.: naprašeni lučnik - Habitat: steep mountain slope, south aspect, unmaintained montane grassland with tall herbs, road side, calcareous, skeletal ground, full sun, dry and warm place, elevation 1.225 m (4.020 feet); average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 4-6 deg C, alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: stony soil. Comment: Plants belonging to genus mullein (Verbascum) are eye-catching and stout. Many common names prove this. Some are imagination full and talk about light; like Königskerze (king's candle) (DE), Lichtnelke (light-dandelion) (DE) or papeževa sveča (pope's candle) (SI). Some plants can grow more than 2 m high. There are 16 species growing in the Alps, out of these 13 are present in Slovenia (on 20.000 m2 or about 8% of territory of the Alps). All of them have numerous, bright yellow, but quite similar flowers except one: purple mullein (Verbascum phoeniceum), which is purple-violet. Distinguishing among them is not always simple since often hybrids and local races occur and sometimes they bloom also white. For species determination one has to take into account plant's habitus as well as small details like colour and type of the hairs on their stamens, shape of pistils, etc. Verbascum lychnitis is a species, which is very richly branched and has zillion shining bright yellow flowers on many branches and white hairs on flowers' stamens. Ref.: (1) M.A. Fischer, W. Adler, K. Oswald, Exkursionsflora für Österreich, Liechtenstein und Südtirol, LO Landesmuseen, Linz, Austria (2005), p 723. (2) A. Martinči et all., Mala Flora Slovenije (Flora of Slovenia - Key) (in Slovenian), Tehnična Založba Slovenije (2007), p 549. (3) D. Aeschimann, K. Lauber, D.M. Moser, J.P. Theurillat, Flora Alpina, Vol.2., Haupt (2004), p 194. (4) K. Lauber and G. Wagner, Flora Helvetica, 5. Auflage, Haupt (2012), p 904. (5) H. Haeupler, T. Muer, Bildatlas der Farn- und Bluetenpflazen Deutschlands, Ulmer (2000), p 427.camera Nikon D700/Nikkor Micro 105mm/f2.8
contributor's ID # Bot_989/2016_DSC3840 photo category: Plant - annual/perennial
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