Scrophulariaceae

Denseflower mullein

Verbascum densiflorum Bertol.

Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Verbascum

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Denseflower mullein (Verbascum densiflorum) — FlowerPhoto: Иван Пристрем, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (28)

ab: Амшәҳа
Azerbaijani: Uca sığırquyruğu
Belarusian: Дзіванна скіпетрападобная
Bulgarian: Гъстоцветен лопен
Catalan: Denseflower mullein, Faux bouillon blanc
Chinese: 毒鱼草
csb: Pëszniôk
Czech: Divizna velkokvětá
Dutch: Stalkaars
English: Denseflower mullein, Denseflowered mullein, Dense-flowered mullein, Mullein
Finnish: Akantulikukka
French: Molène à fleurs denses, Faux bouillon blanc, Faux bouillon-blanc, Molene a fleurs denses, Molène faux bouillon blanc, Molène faux Bouillon-blanc
German: Grossblütige Königskerze, Großblütige Königskerze, Dichtblütige Königskerze, Faux bouillon blanc
hsb: Wulka dźiwizna
Hungarian: Dúsvirágú ökörfarkkóró
Igbo: Denseflower mullein
Lithuanian: Didžiažiedė tūbė, Faux bouillon blanc
Macedonian: Запчест бабјак, Густоцветен бабјак
os: Арсызагалæг
Polish: Dziewanna wielkokwiatowa
Romanian: Lumânărică
Russian: Коровяк высокий, Коровяк густоцветковый, Коровяк скипетровидный
Slovak: Divozel veľkokvetý
Slovenian: Velecvetni lučnik
Spanish: Acebustre
Swedish: Ölandskungsljus, Faux bouillon blanc
Ukrainian: Дивина великоцвіта, Дивина густоквіткова, Дивина скіпетровидна
Welsh: Pannog ddwysflodeuog

Synonyms

Verbascum bicolle Schrank
Verbascum cuspidatum Schrad.
Verbascum floccosum var. gymnostemon (Franch.) Rouy
Verbascum macrantherum Halácsy
Verbascum messanense Tineo
Verbascum phlomoides subsp. thapsiforme (Schrad.) Čelak.
Verbascum phlomoides subsp. thapsiforme Rouy
Verbascum phlomoides var. cuspidatum (Schrad.) Alef.
Verbascum phlomoides var. cuspidatum (Schrad.) Wirtg.
Verbascum phlomoides var. gymnostemon Franch.
Verbascum phlomoides var. thapsiforme (Schrad.) P.Fourn.
Verbascum thapsiforme Schrad.
Verbascum thapsiforme subsp. cuspidatum (Schrad.) Arcang.
Verbascum thapsiforme subsp. densiflorum (Bertol.) Nyman
Verbascum thapsiforme var. bicolle (Schrank) Gaudin
Verbascum thapsiforme var. laxum Klett & Richt.
Verbascum thapsiforme var. thapsonigrum Gaudin
Verbascum thapsus var. thapsiforme (Schrad.) Wahlenb.
Verbascum velenovskyi Horák

Flowers

In flower: June to October (from 200 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Biennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Иван Пристрем, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Joss Carr, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Schnahacken, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Силаева Татьяна Борисовна, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Freitas Margarida, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Llydia, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Olivier Madelrieu, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Thomas Ebner, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Пламен Димитров, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.