Scrophulariaceae
White mullein
Verbascum lychnitis
- Family
- Scrophulariaceae
- Genus
- Verbascum
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Common names
By language (21)
- Arabic
- بوصير لزج
- arz
- بوصير لزج
- Belarusian
- Дзіванна мяцёлчатая
- Catalan
- Trepó candeler, Blenera, Candelera, Crestes de gall, Croca, Gamó, Jovenal, Sntjoans
- Czech
- Divizna knotovitá
- Dutch
- Melige toorts, Witte toorts
- English
- White mullein, Velvet plant
- Estonian
- Pööris-vägihein
- Finnish
- Käentulikukka
- French
- Molène lychnite, Molene lychnite, Molène lychnitis
- German
- Mehlige Königskerze, Heide-Königskerze, Heidefackel-Königskerze
- hsb
- Mukojta dźiwizna, Smjetanowe łopjeno
- Macedonian
- Горски бабјак
- os
- Тæрхъуссыф
- Polish
- Dziewanna firletkowa
- Russian
- Коровяк мучнистый, Коровяк метельчатый, Коровяк горицветный, Коровяк смолёвковый
- Slovak
- Divozel kukučkovitý
- Slovenian
- Naprašeni lučnik
- Spanish
- Candelera, Candileja, Candilera, Candilero, Chapezu, Chopo blanco, Gordolobo, Gordolobo blanco
- Swedish
- Grenigt kungsljus
- Welsh
- Pannog wen
Synonyms
- Thapsus lychnitis (L.) Raf.
- Verbascum lychnitis var. album (Mill.) Hartm.
- Verbascum pulverulentum Salisb.
Flowers
- In flower
- June to August (from 632 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Biennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Markus Krieger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Marc Hermann, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Florencia Grattarola, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Olivier Pichard, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: KAnatoliy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: d b, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Attila Oláh, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: benceba04, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Gabriel Hartmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.