Verbascum phlomoides
Verbascum phlomoides, the orange mullein,[lower-alpha 1] 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.[3]
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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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Notes
- Sometimes it is called wooly mullein, which more usually refers to Verbascum thapsus, or pale yellow mullein, which more accurately describes it.
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References
- Sp. pl. 2:1194. 1753
- "Verbascum phlomoides orange mullein". Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- van Wyk, Ben-Erik; Wink, Michael. Medicinal Plants of the World. p. 366. ISBN 9781786393258.
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