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Verbascum speciosum Schrad.

Hungarian mullein (Scrophulariaceae)

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The inflorescence of Verbascum speciosum is generally branched; it differs from Verbascum pulverulentum in several subtle ways, including the rapid reduction in leaf length up the stem leaving a narrow column below the inflorescence.

Shingle Street (VC25: East Suffolk); 2019-07-11

 Hungarian mullein / Verbascum speciosum: The inflorescence of _Verbascum speciosum_ is generally branched; it differs from _Verbascum pulverulentum_ in several subtle ways, including the rapid reduction in leaf length up the stem leaving a narrow column below the inflorescence.

All the anthers of Verbascum speciosum are kidney-shaped, attached by the concave side, with white hairs.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2015-06-24

 Hungarian mullein / Verbascum speciosum: All the anthers of _Verbascum speciosum_ are kidney-shaped, attached by the concave side, with white hairs.

Stem and leaf-bases

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2015-06-24

 Hungarian mullein / Verbascum speciosum: Stem and leaf-bases

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