Verbascum blattaria

Basic information
Scientific name	Verbascum blattaria	Click to magnify
Common names	moth mullein, white moth mullein
Higher taxon	Scrophulariaceae, Scrophulariales, Magnoliopsida, Magnoliophyta
Natural range	Europe to north Africa.
Habitat	Roadside, grassland, riverside, crop field, etc.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	Hokkaido to Tohoku District, Shizuoka, Mie, and Hyogo Prefs.
Origin	Unknown.
Date	Meiji Era (1868-1912)
Route	Deliberate: For horticulture
Impact	Potentially: Hitchhiking on agricultural pest (Leptinotarsa decemlineata. Competition with native species. Native organism(s) affected: Native herbs and crop plants (potato, eggplant, etc.)
Regulation in Japan	Import of genus Verbascum from the countries with Leptinotarsa decemlineata to Japan is prohibited by the Plant Protection Act.
Introduced range in other countries	North America, Australia, etc.

Reference	Notes
Ogaito, H (2009, pers. comm., on the occurrence in Mie Pref.) Osada (1976) Colored Illustrations of Naturalized Plants of Japan. Hoikusha, Tokyo (in Jpn) Plant Protection Station (http://www.pps.go.jp/english/index.html)