Verbascum niveum, Ten.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1972, Flora Europaea. Volume 3. Diapensiacea to Myoporaceae, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press : 210-211

32. V. niveum Ten. , FI. Nap. 1, Prodr.'. 16 (1811).

Biennial; stem 30-150 cm, sparsely to densely white-tomentose to -sericeous. Basal leaves ovate to oblong-lanceolate, entire to dentate, petiolate. Upper cauline leaves decurrent. Bracts acuminate, persistently tomentose; pedicels almost completely adnate to stem. Corolla 25-50 mm in diameter. Stamens 5, the lower with decurrent anthers; filament-hairs white. Stigma decurrent. Capsule 4-8 mm, ovoid to subglobose. • W. Jugoslavia and Albania; C. & S. Italy. Al It Ju.

1 Bracts not more than 12 mm, not exceeding the unopened flowers (c) subsp. garganicum 1 Bracts usually more than 12 mm, exceeding the unopened flowers

2 Basal leaves entire or finely crenate-dentate; inflorescence usually branched (b) subsp. visianianum 2 Basal leaves coarsely and acutely dentate; inflorescence simple

(a) subsp. niveum