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mulleins
Verbascum
Verbascum is a genus of over 450 species of flowering plants, common name mullein (), in the figwort family Scrophulariaceae. They are native to Europe, Africa and Asia, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean.
Mullein or "mullein leaf" often refers to the leaves of Verbascum thapsus, the great or common mullein, which is frequently used in herbal medicine.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
great mullein
speciesVerbascum thapsus
moth mullein
speciesVerbascum blattaria
Dark Mullein
speciesVerbascum nigrum
White Mullein
speciesVerbascum lychnitis
Wand Mullein
speciesVerbascum virgatum
wavyleaf mullein
speciesVerbascum sinuatum
Orange Mullein
speciesVerbascum phlomoides
Hoary Mullein
speciesVerbascum pulverulentum
Dense-flowered Mullein
speciesVerbascum densiflorum
Purple Mullein
speciesVerbascum phoeniceum
Nettle-leaved Mullein
speciesVerbascum chaixii
showy mullein
speciesVerbascum speciosum
annual mullein
speciesVerbascum boerhavii
Wavy-leaved Mullein
speciesVerbascum undulatum
Verbascum songaricum
speciesVerbascum songaricum
Caucasian Mullein
speciesVerbascum pyramidatum
round-leaved mullein
speciesVerbascum rotundifolium
Verbascum macrurum
speciesVerbascum macrurum
qetetina
speciesVerbascum sinaiticum
Verbascum gnaphalodes
speciesVerbascum gnaphalodes
Verbascum alpinum
speciesVerbascum alpinum
Verbascum ovalifolium
speciesVerbascum ovalifolium
Verbascum orientale
speciesVerbascum orientale
Verbascum coromandelianum
speciesVerbascum coromandelianum
Verbascum litigiosum
speciesVerbascum litigiosum
Verbascum levanticum
speciesVerbascum levanticum
Bear's-tail mullein
speciesVerbascum arcturus
Cretan Mullein
speciesVerbascum creticum
Verbascum spectabile
speciesVerbascum spectabile
Verbascum × schiedeanum
hybridVerbascum × schiedeanum
Verbascum galilaeum
speciesVerbascum galilaeum
Broussa Mullein
speciesVerbascum bombyciferum
Verbascum simplex
speciesVerbascum simplex
Verbascum giganteum
speciesVerbascum giganteum
Verbascum pinnatifidum
speciesVerbascum pinnatifidum
Verbascum damascenum
speciesVerbascum damascenum
Verbascum gaillardotii
speciesVerbascum gaillardotii
Verbascum formosum
speciesVerbascum formosum
Verbascum agrimoniifolium
speciesVerbascum agrimoniifolium
Verbascum fruticulosum
speciesVerbascum fruticulosum
Verbascum spinosum
speciesVerbascum spinosum
Nettle-leaved × Purple Mullein
hybridVerbascum × rubiginosum
Wooly-flowered Mullein
speciesVerbascum lasianthum
Verbascum qulebicum
speciesVerbascum qulebicum
Verbascum longifolium
speciesVerbascum longifolium
Verbascum xanthophoeniceum
speciesVerbascum xanthophoeniceum
Verbascum banaticum
speciesVerbascum banaticum
Verbascum tripolitanum
speciesVerbascum tripolitanum
Verbascum cystolithicum
speciesVerbascum cystolithicum
Verbascum bugulifolium
speciesVerbascum bugulifolium
Verbascum eremobium
speciesVerbascum eremobium
Verbascum barnadesii
speciesVerbascum barnadesii
Caesarea Mullein
speciesVerbascum caesareum
Verbascum × pterocaulon
hybridVerbascum × pterocaulon
Verbascum prunellii
speciesVerbascum prunellii
Verbascum niveum
speciesVerbascum niveum
Dark × Great Mullein
hybridVerbascum × semialbum
Verbascum nevadense
speciesVerbascum nevadense
Verbascum pycnostachyum
speciesVerbascum pycnostachyum
Verbascum × regelianum
hybridVerbascum × regelianum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 · 1542 · p.883
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.879
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1563 · p.664
Ortus sanitatis
1491 · p.466
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.1318
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.1320
Ortus sanitatis
1491 · p.478
Garden of Health (Hortus Sanitatis)
Jacob Meydenbach · 1491 · p.378
The Book of Health: The Art of Distillation
Brunschwig, Hieronymus · 1505 · p.257
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.882
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.881
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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 56165.