Verbascum olympicum

{{Short description|Species of plant in the genus Verbascum}}

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|image=Verbascum olympicum Dziewanna olimpijska 2017-08-06 01.jpg

|image_caption=At the University of Wrocław Botanical Garden

|image2=Mullein 1.jpg

|image2_caption=Flower spike

|genus=Verbascum

|species=olympicum

|authority=Boiss.

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Verbascum olympicum, the Greek mullein, Olympian mullein or Olympic mullein, is a species of flowering plant in the family Scrophulariaceae, native to northwest Turkey.{{cite web |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:770024-1 |title=Verbascum olympicum Boiss. |author= |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=14 October 2021 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.gardenia.net/plant/verbascum-olympicum-mullein |title=Verbascum olympicum (Olympian Mullein) |author= |date=2021 |website=Gardenia.net |publisher= |access-date=14 October 2021 }} A short-lived perennial reaching {{cvt|2|m}}, the Royal Horticultural Society considers it a good plant to attract pollinators.{{cite web |title=Verbascum olympicum Olympian mullein |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/87622/verbascum-olympicum/details |date=2021 |publisher=The Royal Horticultural Society |access-date=14 October 2021 |quote=Synonyms; Verbascum longifolium var. pannosum }}

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olympicum

Category:Endemic flora of Turkey

Category:Plants described in 1844

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