Scrophulariaceae

Orange mullein

Verbascum phlomoides L.

Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Verbascum

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Orange mullein (Verbascum phlomoides) — FlowerPhoto: Filipi Miranda Soares, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (24)

arz: فيرباسكوم فلومويدس
Azerbaijani: Bozaqgülünəbənzər sığırquyruğu
Belarusian: Дзіванна касматая
Czech: Divizna sápovitá
Dutch: Keizerskaars, Oranje toorts
English: Orange mullein, Clasping-leaf mullein, Woolly mullein, Wooly mullein
Finnish: Rohtotulikukka
French: Molène faux Phlomis, Molene faux Phlomis, Molène faux-phlomis
German: Windblumen-Königskerze, Gewöhnlich-Königskerze
hsb: Wołmjana dźiwizna
Hungarian: Szöszös ökörfarkkóró
Macedonian: Крупноцветен бабјак
Norwegian Bokmål: Hjertekongslys
Polish: Dziewanna kutnerowata
Portuguese: Erva-de-são-fiacre, Trócolos-brancos, Vela-de-nossa-senhora, Verbasco-gordo
Romanian: Lumnărică
Russian: Коровяк лекарственный, Коровяк мохнатый
Serbian: Divizma, Дивизма
Slovak: Divozel sápovitý
Slovenian: Navadni lučnik
Spanish: Gordolobo anaranjado, Gordolobo bastardo
Swedish: Läkekungsljus
Ukrainian: Дивина звичайна
Welsh: Pannog oren

Synonyms

Flomosia condensata Raf.
Flomosia nemarosa Raf.
Flomosia phlomoides (L.) Raf.
Thapsus phlomoides (L.) Opiz
Verbascum argyrostachyon Ten.
Verbascum australe Schrad.
Verbascum belasitzae Stoj. & Stef.
Verbascum bulgaricum Velen.
Verbascum calvescens Schur
Verbascum condensatum Schrad.
Verbascum foemina Garsault
Verbascum formanekii Borbás ex Formánek
Verbascum grandiflorum Mill.
Verbascum italicum Moric.
Verbascum jernacha Hochst. ex Benth.
Verbascum montanum Griseb.
Verbascum nemorosum Schrad.
Verbascum phlomoides f. eramosum Todor & Gergely
Verbascum phlomoides prol. nemorosum (Schrad.) Rouy
Verbascum phlomoides subsp. australe (Schrad.) Nyman
Verbascum phlomoides subsp. australe Bonnier & Layens
Verbascum phlomoides var. album Alef.
Verbascum phlomoides var. australe (Schrad.) Dumort.
Verbascum phlomoides var. condensatum (Schrad.) Alef.
Verbascum phlomoides var. condensatum (Schrad.) Rouy
Verbascum phlomoides var. decurrens Rouy
Verbascum phlomoides var. denudatum Wimm. & Grab.
Verbascum phlomoides var. flavum Alef.
Verbascum phlomoides var. glabrescens Zalewski
Verbascum phlomoides var. kochii Alef.
Verbascum phlomoides var. macranthum Rouy
Verbascum phlomoides var. nemorosum (Schrad.) Dumort.
Verbascum phlomoides var. ramosum Freyn & E.Brandis
Verbascum phlomoides var. semidecurrens Mert. & W.D.J.Koch
Verbascum pulverulentum Spreng.
Verbascum pumilum Stoj. & Stef.
Verbascum rolletianum Roem. & Schult.
Verbascum rugulosum Willd.
Verbascum saxatile Salisb.
Verbascum semidecurrens Kit. ex Nyman

and 7 more.

Flowers

In flower: June to October (from 756 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Filipi Miranda Soares, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Rowan Johnson, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: David Sandler, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ross Krisztina, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: rainerburkard, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.