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Verbascum lychnitis L.

white mullein (Scrophulariaceae)

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The powdery leaves separate Verbascum lychnitis and Verbascum pulverulentum from other Verbascum species in the British Isles. Verbascum lychnitis is usually white-flowering.

Creuse (23), France; 2005-09-14

 white mullein / Verbascum lychnitis: The powdery leaves separate _Verbascum lychnitis_ and _Verbascum pulverulentum_ from other _Verbascum_ species in the British Isles. _Verbascum lychnitis_ is usually white-flowering.

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