Contains 3 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
VERBASCUM Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 177. 1753.
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TYPE: Verbascum thapsus Linnaeus Lectotypified by Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2. 3: 173. 1913.
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbascum blattaria | MOTH MULLEIN | Not Native FACU (NWPL) | ||
| Verbascum thapsus | COMMON MULLEIN | Not Native FACU (NWPL) | ||
| Verbascum virgatum | WAND MULLEIN | Not Native |
[Family identification key]
1. Stems and leaves densely villous-tomentose, the trichomes stellate
1. Stems and leaves glabrous or stipitate-glandular
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2. Stems and leaves stipitate-glandular; bracteoles 2; pedicels 0-3 mm long
2. Stems and leaves glabrous to glabrate; bracteoles absent; pedicels 5-10(15) mm long
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Celsia | Celsia Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 621. 1753. | TYPE: Celsia orientalis Linnaeus | |
| Ditoxia | Ditoxia Rafinesque, Precis Decouv. Somiol. 39. 1814. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Flomosia | Flomosia Rafinesque, Fl. Tellur. 4: 89. 1838 ("1836"). | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Janthe | Janthe Grisebach, Spic. Fl. Rumel. 2: 40. 1844. | TYPE: Janthe bugulifolia (Lamarck) Grisebach (Verbascum bugulifolium Lamarck) | |
| Lasiake | Lasiake Rafinesque, Fl. Tellur. 4; 89. 1838 ("1836"). | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Leiosandra | Leiosandra Rafinesque, Fl. Tellur. 4: 89. 1838 ("1836"). | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Lychnitis | Lychnitis (Bentham) Fourreau, Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, ser. 2. 17: 125. 1869. | BASIONYM: Phlomis Linnaeus, sect. Lychnitis Bentham, Labiat. Gen. Spec. 623. 1834. | TYPE: Non designatus. |
| Nefflea | Nefflea (Bentham) Spach, Hist. Nat. Vég. 9: 266. 1840. | BASIONYM: Celsia Linnaeus, sect. Nefflea Bentham, Scroph. Ind. 5. 1835. | TYPE: Celsia parviflora Decaisne |
| Staurophragma | Staurophragma Fischer & C. Meyer, Index. Sem. Hort. Bot. Petrop. 9: 90. 1842. | TYPE: Staurophragma natolicum Fischer & C. Meyer | |
| Thapsandra | Thapsandra Grisebach, Spic. Fl. Rumel. 2: 40. 1845. | TYPE: Thapsandra cretica (Linnaeus) Grisebach (Celsia cretica Linnaeus) | |
| Thapsus | Thapsus Rafinesque, Fl. Tellur. 4: 89. 1838 ("1836"). | TYPE: = Verbascum Linnaeus 1753, by lectotypification. |