Verbascum blattaria                  Moth mullein

Distribution: Recently found on a mound of soil on derelict ground to the south of Formby (SD20X, Dave Earl & Joyce Earl, 2009, det. Marrion Chappel).
Former distribution: Spontaneous in gardens at Whitefield (J Percival, 1858 Grindon 1859); Bradshaw (SD71G, Greenlees & Holden 1920); Birkdale (SD31H, H Britten, 1927 Wild Flower Magazine 1927); Cressington Heath (SJ38X, S Fletcher, 1994).
Habitat: Unknown.
Comments: Neophyte, casual, native to mainland Europe.

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