Verbascum capitis-viridis

Verbascum capitis-viridis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Lamiales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Verbascum
Species: V. capitis-viridis
Binomial name
Verbascum capitis-viridis
Hub.-Mor., 1973

Verbascum capitis-viridis is a species of flowers that belong to the Scrophulariaceae family. The species are endemic in Cape Verde.[1] The species was named by Arthur Huber-Morath in 1873.

Its local name is salão de feticeira.[1] hence its color and the soil that grows.

Distribution and ecology

Verbascum capitis-viridis is mainly founded in the islands of Santo Antão, São Nicolau and Santiago. They are no longer appeared in the islands of Boa Vista and Maio[1] in the former lava flows of Chã das Caldeiras and the area of Bordeira.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gomes et al 2003, p. 27

Further reading

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