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Verbascum nigrum L. (Dark Mullein)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos
Verbascum nigrum Plant 18 July 2000 Berks England 6
Verbascum nigrum Plant 25 July 1970 Surrey England 2

Suggested Literature

Verbascum nigrum may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
PLANTAE
(plants)
SPERMATOPHYTA
(vascular plants)
MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Verbascum nigrum:

(live) live is parasitised by Peronospora verbasci - a downy mildew (Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
(live) live is parasitised by cleistothecium Leveillula verbasci - Mullein Mildew (Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae) UK/Ireland Ing, B., 1990
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
(live) live is parasitised by conidial anamorph Leveillula verbasci - Mullein Mildew (Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae) UK/Ireland Ing, B., 1990
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
inflorescence inflorescence is grazed by larva Cionus nigritarsis - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) UK/Ireland Major Morris, M.G., 2002
Bullock, J.A., 1992
leaf (fading) fading leaf is parasitised by effuse colony of Septocylindrium anamorph Thedgonia bellocensis - a fungus (Mycosphaerellales: Mycosphaerellaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos leaf leaf is grazed by nocturnal larva Tenthredo scrophulariae - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) Benson, R.B., 1952

Verbascum nigrum may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)
SCROPHULARIACEAE
(figworts, foxgloves and speedwells)
Verbascum
(mulleins)

References

Benson, R.B., 1952 Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b)
Bullock, J.A., 1992 Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook
Ing, B., 1990 An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews
Morris, M.G., 2002 True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae

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