Scrophulariaceae
Dark mullein
Verbascum nigrum
- Family
- Scrophulariaceae
- Genus
- Verbascum
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Common names
By language (28)
- Arabic
- سيكران الحوت, اذان الدب, بوصير, مكنسة الاندر
- arz
- دارك مولين
- Belarusian
- Дзіванна чорная
- Bulgarian
- Черен лопен
- Chinese
- 黑毛蕊花
- Czech
- Divizna černá
- Danish
- Mørk Kongelys
- Dutch
- Zwarte toorts
- English
- Dark mullein, Black mullein
- Estonian
- Must vägihein
- Finnish
- Tummatulikukka
- French
- Molène noire, Molene noire
- German
- Schwarze Königskerze, Dunkle Königskerze, Dunkel-Königskerze
- hsb
- Čorna dźiwizna, Champ
- Igbo
- Dark Mullein
- Irish
- Coinnle an phúca
- Lithuanian
- Juodoji tūbė
- Macedonian
- Црн бабјак
- mrj
- Мӧскӓвӹлӹш
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Mørkkongslys
- Polish
- Dziewanna pospolita
- Russian
- Коровяк чёрный
- Slovak
- Divozel čierny
- Slovenian
- Črni lučnik
- Spanish
- Berbasco, Gordolobo partido, Sabonera
- Swedish
- Mörkt kungsljus
- Ukrainian
- Дивина чорна
- Welsh
- Pannog dywyll
Synonyms
- Lychnitis nigra (L.) Fourr.
- Thapsus nigrum (L.) Raf.
Flowers
- In flower
- June to August (from 1,343 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Евгений Маринкин, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Sandy Wolkenberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bellsprout, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Hajotthu, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Per technetyl, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: aga_l_, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Linda Blom, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Kostas Zontanos, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, 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.