Variation in Verbascum phoeniceum (Scrophulariaceae) in Serbia as affected by geological substratum
Variation in Verbascum phoeniceum (Scrophulariaceae) in Serbia as affected by geological substratum
Three populations of Verbascum phoeniceum, growing at the same a!titude and under similar climatic conditions but on different mother rock (serpentine, limestone, andesite) were compared for possible morphological and anatomical differences. Significant divergence in severa! features was found. The plants growing on serpentine, in particular, differ by smaller dimensions of ali their parts, and in several anatomical features of their stems and leaves.