Verbascum phlomoides
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
Genus: | Verbascum |
Species: | V. phlomoides
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Verbascum phlomoides | |
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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 pollinators.[2] It is used as a respiratory catarrh and diuretic.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Sp. pl. 2:1194. 1753
- ^ a b "Verbascum phlomoides". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ Nowick, Elaine (2014). Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants, with Scientific Names Index: Volume II: Scientific Names Index. Lulu.com. p. 435. ISBN 978-1609620608. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ van Wyk, Ben-Erik; Wink, Michael (31 October 2018). Medicinal Plants of the World. p. 366. ISBN 9781786393258.
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ The book reference by Elaine Nowick uses the word "mullen" instead of "mullein" twice in the common name. This is likely not a typo but an outdated use.