Scrophulariaceae
Purple mullein
Verbascum phoeniceum
- Family
- Scrophulariaceae
- Genus
- Verbascum
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Common names
By language (24)
- arz
- مولين الارجوانى
- Azerbaijani
- Bənövşəyi sığırquyruğu
- Belarusian
- Дзіванна цёмна-чырвоная
- Bulgarian
- Финикийски лопен
- Chinese
- 紫毛蕊花
- Czech
- Divizna brunátná
- Dutch
- Paarse toorts
- English
- Purple mullein, Temptress purple
- Finnish
- Purppuratulikukka
- French
- Molène de Phénicie, Molene de Phenicie
- German
- Violette Königskerze, Purpur-Königskerze
- hsb
- Ćěmna dźiwizna
- Hungarian
- Lila ökörfarkkóró
- Macedonian
- Модроцветен бабјак
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Fiolkongslys
- Persian
- گل ماهور ارغوانی
- Polish
- Dziewanna fioletowa
- Russian
- Коровяк фиолетовый
- Slovak
- Divozel tmavočervený
- Slovenian
- Vijolični lučnik
- Spanish
- Gordolobo púrpura
- Swedish
- Violkungsljus
- Turkish
- Mor sığırkuyruğu
- Welsh
- Pannog borffor
Synonyms
- Thapsus pheniceum (L.) Raf.
- Verbascum collinum Salisb.
Flowers
- In flower
- May (from 436 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Maxie Kolpe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Michael Andresek, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Евгений Маринкин, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jeffdelonge at French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Евгения, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wouter Hagens, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Paul Vonasek, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Christian Berg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wouter Hagens, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: tibikonig, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Oleksandr Shynder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wouter Hagens, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Verbascum
- Great mulleinVerbascum thapsusScrophulariaceae
- Denseflower mulleinVerbascum densiflorumScrophulariaceae
- Orange mulleinVerbascum phlomoidesScrophulariaceae
- Moth mulleinVerbascum blattariaScrophulariaceae
- Dark mulleinVerbascum nigrumScrophulariaceae
- White mulleinVerbascum lychnitisScrophulariaceae
- Showy mulleinVerbascum speciosumScrophulariaceae
- Wavyleaf mulleinVerbascum sinuatumScrophulariaceae
- Twiggy mulleinVerbascum virgatumScrophulariaceae
- Nettle-leaf mulleinVerbascum chaixiiScrophulariaceae
- Hoary mulleinVerbascum pulverulentumScrophulariaceae
- Verbascum songaricumScrophulariaceae
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.