| Family | SCROPHULARIACEAE |
| Genus species | Verbascum assurense Bornm. & Hand.-Mazz. |
| Bibliography | Ann. K. K. Naturhist. Hofmus. 27: 402 (1913) |
| Native Range | Iraq to Syria |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Description | grey arachnose, leaves alternate, lower leaves oblong, obtuse, incised-dentate, upper leaves sessile, crenate, flowers in elongate, lax raceme |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Celsia incana Benth. Celsia lanceolata Vent. Celsia layardii Ball ex Turrill Verbascum besnardii Rech.f. Verbascum incanum (Benth.) Kuntze Verbascum lanceolatum (Benth.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria) |