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Mullein
Verbascum xanthophoeniceum
40.5458, 21.3822
Field Notes
Description:
Rare small plant that grows in deciduous forests of N. Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey. Yellow flowers with purple-violet hairy filaments. Leaf rosettes flat on the ground, with dark green and purple tinged leaves that are deeply veined and almost glabrous (see 6th photo).
Habitat:
Small clearing in oak forest (altitude 1000 m.).
Notes:
The plant is traditionally used as phytotherapeutic agent due to its anti-inflammatory properties. It is rich in phenylethanoid andiridoid metabolites with anti-inflammatory properties.
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PublishedMay 10, 2016
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