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Verbascum thapsus
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species of the plant genus Verbascum
OverviewAI-generated
Verbascum thapsus, commonly known as Great Mullein, Kleinblütige Königskerze, and flannel leaf, is a species of plant in the family Scrophulariaceae. It belongs to the genus Verbascum and is classified within the order Lamiales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The species is native to northern Africa and Asia, with later introductions to the Americas and Australia. Its fruit type is a capsule, and it has been used as a medicinal plant.
The taxon has a recorded range including China, Shanghai, Xinjiang, and the Tibet Autonomous Region. It holds a status of Least Concern on the IUCN Red List as of 2014. The name is accepted by WoRMS, with Linnaeus cited as the authority.
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Species
Least Concernflannel leaf
Verbascum thapsus
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderLamiales
- FamilyScrophulariaceae
毛蕊花（学名：Verbascum thapsus），为玄参科毛蕊花属下的一个植物种。 这种植物原生于非洲与亚洲北部,后期引进到了美洲和澳大利亚。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 10,177
- With media
- 7,253
- Family
- Scrophulariaceae
- Collections
- CHSC, NY, SBBG, RSA, DAV, CAS
- Recorded in
- United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Verbascum
- Image
- 00 2263 Kleinblütige Königskerze (Verbascum thapsus).jpg
- Has use
- medicinal plant
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- Verbascum thapsus
- taxon common name
- drobnocvetni lučnik
- Commons gallery
- Verbascum thapsus
- has fruit type
- capsule
- taxon range
- Tibet Autonomous Region
- short name
- V. thapsus
- taxon author citation
- L.
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Encyclopedic overview
Verbascum thapsus, the great mullein, greater mullein or common mullein, is a species of mullein native to Europe, northern Africa, and Asia, and introduced in the Americas, Australia and New Zealand.
It is a hairy biennial plant that can grow to 2 m tall or more. Its small, yellow flowers are densely grouped on a tall stem, which grows from a large rosette of leaves. It grows in a wide variety of habitats, but prefers well-lit, disturbed soils, where it can appear soon after the ground receives light, from long-lived seeds that persist in the soil seed bank. It is a common weedy plant that spreads by prolifically producing seeds, and has become invasive in temperate world regions. It is a minor problem for most agricultural crops, since it is not a competitive species, being intolerant of shade from other plants and unable to survive tilling. It also hosts many insects, some of which can be harmful to other plants. Although individuals are easy to remove by hand, populations are difficult to eliminate permanently.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Verbascum thapsus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.