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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 and Australia. [ 1 ] It is a hairy biennial plant that can grow to 2 m tall or more.
The Mullein moth mainly occupies dry and warm places, such as scrublands, dry grasslands, on rocky slopes, and on steppes, as well as parks and gardens. The moth's caterpillar completely strips the leaves of the host plant and can be a horticultural pest. [3] When threatened, the caterpillar freezes and may vomit.
Verbascum. Staurophragma (Fisch. & C. A. Mey.) Verbascum is a genus of over 450 species of flowering plants, common name mullein (/ ˈmʌlɪn / [3]), in the figwort family Scrophulariaceae. They are native to Europe and Asia, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean. [4][5] Mullein or "mullein leaf" often refers to the leaves of ...
Verbascum blattaria, the moth mullein, [1] is a flowering biennial plant belonging to the figwort family Scrophulariaceae. A native of Eurasia and North Africa, it has naturalized in the United States and most of Canada since its introduction and has become an invasive species there. [2] It has been declared a noxious weed by the state of Colorado.
Benth. Piscaria setigera (Hook.) Piper. Croton setiger is a species of plant known in English as turkey mullein, dove weed, and fish locoweed. [3] (. Not to be confused with Murdannia nudiflora, which is often called doveweed.) It is native to most of the western United States and northwest Mexico. It has naturalized elsewhere, including parts ...
Verbascum phlomoides, the orange mullein, woolly mullein [2] (which often refers to Verbascum thapsus), or clasping-leaf mullein [3] [a], is a plant species in the family Scrophulariaceae native to Europe and Asia Minor. It is a widespread weed in North America. The Royal Horticultural Society considered it to be a good plant to attract ...
Verbascum phoeniceum. L. Verbascum phoeniceum, known as purple mullein, [1] is a species of mullein that is part of the family Scrophulariaceae native to Central Europe, Central Asia and Western China. It is also naturalized in certain regions of the US and Canada. It successfully grows in USDA’s zones 4 to 8.
Verbascum speciosum is a species of flowering plant in the figwort family known by the common name Hungarian mullein[1] or showy mullein. It is native to eastern Europe and western Asia, and it is known in many other regions as an introduced species and roadside weed. It is a biennial herb forming a rosette of large leaves and an erect stem ...