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White Mullein
Verbascum lychnitis
Verbascum lychnitis, the white mullein, is a flowering plant in the figwort family (Scrophulariaceae) native to Asia and Europe. It has naturalized in parts of North America. The species was first formally named by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. Despite its common name, the flowers can be white or yellow.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1563 · p.665
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.879
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.881
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.880
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.878
In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 133231.