Verbascum capitis-viridis

Verbascum capitis-viridis is a species of flowers that belongs to the family Scrophulariaceae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde.^[1] The species was first named Celsia insularis by Murbeck, but Arthur Huber-Morath placed it in the Verbascum species in 1973.^[2] Its local name is sabão de feticeira.^[3]

Verbascum capitis-viridis
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Scrophulariaceae
Genus:	Verbascum
Species:	V. capitis-viridis
Binomial name
Verbascum capitis-viridis Hub.-Mor., 1973
Synonyms
Celsia insularis Murb.

Verbascum capitis-viridis is only found on the islands of Santo Antão, São Nicolau and Santiago. It is considered extinct on the islands of São Vicente, Boa Vista and Maio.^[1]