Verbascum sinuatum
Molène sinuée
Additional information
| Plant family | |
|---|---|
| Area | Provence Verte |
| Flower colour | yellow |
| Flower size | 20-30 mm |
| Flowering months | April, May, June, July |
| Leaf type | Lanceolate, Elliptic |
| Height | 50-150 cm |
Description
The most common Verbascum in the region with robust stems and slightly curved branches, like a candelabra.
Wrapping Verbascum sinuatum around a stick then moving it through water, results in fish jumping out of the water, becoming an easy catch; it is poisonous to fish.
Flowers
The numerous 5-petalled flowers are bright yellow with purple hairy filaments.
Leaves
Elliptic oval leaf, Lanceolate leaf is lance-shaped: long and widest in the middle. Basal rosette: oval, long, pointed, woolly, undulated margins.
Fruits Seeds
Capsule: round.
Edible
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