Verbascum Cystolithicum
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''Verbascum cystolithicum'' is a species of flowers in the family ''
Scrophulariaceae The Scrophulariaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the figwort family. The plants are annual and perennial herbs, as well as shrubs. Flowers have bilateral (zygomorphic) or rarely radial (actinomorphic) symmetry. The Scr ...
''. The species is endemic to Cape Verde. The species was first described in 1960 by Bror Johan Petterson, who placed it in the genus ''Celsia''. Arthur Huber-Morath placed it in the Verbascum species in 1973. Its local name is ''mato-branco'', which may also refer to two other plants.Plantas Endémicas
/ref> ''Verbascum cystolithicum'' is only found in the mountainous area of the island of Fogo, above 1300 m elevation.


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{{Taxonbar, from=Q3555739 cystolithicum Flora of Fogo, Cape Verde Mosteiros, Cape Verde Santa Catarina do Fogo Endemic flora of Cape Verde