Taxon:
Verbascum thapsus L.
Summary
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:177. 1753
Verified:
05/20/1992
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Common names
English
Aaron's-rod – blanketweed – common mullein – flannelleaf – flannelplant – great mullein – grey mullein – hag taper – mullein – torches – velvet-dock – velvetplant – wild tobacco – English (Canada)
common mullein – French
bouillon blanc – molène – French (Canada)
grande molène – Japanese Rōmaji
birodō-mōzuika – Portuguese
barbasco – verbasco – Spanish
gordolobo común – guardalobo – Swedish
kungsljus – Transcribed Chinese
mao rui hua – Transliterated Russian
korovâk obyknovennyj –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Africa | Macaronesia | Portugal | Madeira Islands | |
1 | Native | Africa | Macaronesia | Spain | Canary Islands | Tenerife |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Algeria | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Morocco | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Armenia | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Azerbaijan | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Georgia | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Russian Federation | Dagestan | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia | Ciscaucasia | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Jiangsu Sheng | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Sichuan Sheng | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Xizang Zizhiqu | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Yunnan Sheng | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Zhejiang Sheng | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Kazakhstan | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Kyrgyzstan | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Tajikistan | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Turkmenistan | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Siberia | Russian Federation | Altay | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Siberia | Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia | Eastern Siberia | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Afghanistan | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Cyprus | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Iran | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Israel | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Jordan | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Lebanon | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Syria | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Turkey | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Bhutan | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | | n. |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Nepal | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Pakistan | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Eastern Europe | Belarus | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Eastern Europe | Estonia | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Eastern Europe | Latvia | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Eastern Europe | Lithuania | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Eastern Europe | Moldova | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Eastern Europe | Russian Federation-European part | European part | |
1 | Native | Europe | Eastern Europe | Ukraine | | incl. Krym |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Austria | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Belgium | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Czech Republic | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Germany | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Hungary | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Netherlands | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Poland | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Slovakia | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Switzerland | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Denmark | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Finland | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Ireland | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Norway | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Sweden | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | United Kingdom | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Albania | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Croatia | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Italy | | incl. Sardinia, Sicily |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Romania | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Serbia | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Slovenia | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | France | | incl. Corsica |
1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Portugal | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Spain | | incl. Baleares |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | Macaronesia | Portugal | Azores | |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | Western Indian Ocean | Reunion | | |
4 | Naturalized | Asia-Temperate | Eastern Asia | Japan | | |
4 | Naturalized | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Sri Lanka | | |
4 | Naturalized | Australasia | Australia | Australia | | |
4 | Naturalized | Australasia | New Zealand | New Zealand | | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | | Canada | | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | | United States | | |
4 | Naturalized | Pacific | North-Central Pacific | United States | Hawaii | |
4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | | |
4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Southern South America | Chile | | |
Native
Africa
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MACARONESIA:
Spain [Canary Islands (Tenerife)], Portugal [Madeira Islands]
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NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria, Morocco
Asia-Temperate
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WESTERN ASIA:
Afghanistan, Cyprus, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
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CAUCASUS:
Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation [Dagestan]
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SIBERIA:
Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia [Eastern Siberia], Russian Federation [Altay]
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MIDDLE ASIA:
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
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CHINA:
China [Zhejiang Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Yunnan Sheng, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, Xizang Zizhiqu]
Asia-Tropical
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INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
Bhutan, India (n.), Nepal, Pakistan
Europe
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NORTHERN EUROPE:
Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Ireland, Norway, Sweden
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MIDDLE EUROPE:
Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia
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EASTERN EUROPE:
Russian Federation-European part [European part], Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Ukraine (incl. Krym)
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SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Albania, Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
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SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica), Portugal
Naturalized
Africa
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MACARONESIA:
Portugal [Azores]
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WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN:
Reunion
Asia-Temperate
Asia-Tropical
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INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
Sri Lanka
Australasia
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AUSTRALIA:
Australia
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NEW ZEALAND:
New Zealand
Northern America
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REGION:
Canada, United States
Pacific
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NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
United States [Hawaii]
Southern America
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SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Argentina, Chile
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Medicines | folklore | | Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs |
Medicines | folklore | | McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland. |
Weed | potential seed contaminant | | Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia |
Weed | potential seed contaminant | | Rollins, R. C. & I. A. Al-Shehbaz. 1986. Weeds of south-west Asia in North America with special reference to the Cruciferae. Proc. Roy. Soc. Edinburgh 89B:297. |
Weed | potential seed contaminant | | Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds |