Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family)
Genus: Verbascum (Mullein)
Verbascum phoeniceum L. - Purple Mullein
Verbascum blattaria L. - Moth Mullein
Verbascum nigrum L. - Dark Mullein
Verbascum lychnitis L. - White Mullein
Verbascum pulverulentum Vill. - Hoary Mullein
Verbascum phlomoides L. - Orange Mullein
Verbascum densiflorum Bertol. - Dense-Flowered Mullein
Verbascum thapsus L. - Great Mullein
Verbascum virgatum Stokes - Twiggy Mullein
50–250 cm tall. inflorescence: clustered,
The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.
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Natural, established occurences | ![]() |
Artificial occurences |
The color intensity reflects the species' abundance
Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)
riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds, perennial herbaceous vegetation, ruderal vegetation