Scrophulariaceae
Showy mullein
Verbascum speciosum
- Family
- Scrophulariaceae
- Genus
- Verbascum
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Common names
By language (16)
- Armenian
- Խռնդատ հրաշալի
- azb
- گؤزل سیغیرقۇیروغو
- Azerbaijani
- Gözəl sığırquyruğu
- Bulgarian
- Прекрасен лопен
- Czech
- Divizna ozdobná
- Dutch
- Kandelaartoorts
- English
- Showy mullein, Hungarian mullein
- Finnish
- Pustantulikukka
- German
- Pracht-Königskerze
- Hungarian
- Pompás ökörfarkkóró
- Macedonian
- Белолистен бабјак
- Persian
- گل ماهور تماشایی
- Russian
- Коровяк великолепный
- Slovenian
- Krasni lučnik
- Swedish
- Praktkungsljus
- Welsh
- Pannog Hwngaria
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Biennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Dr. Guido Bohne, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dietmar K. L. Moser, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: SteveM4560, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Pavel Kacl, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sten, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Mustafa Öztunç, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: corneliulucian, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Gábor Báder, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Verbascum
- Great mulleinVerbascum thapsusScrophulariaceae
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- Orange mulleinVerbascum phlomoidesScrophulariaceae
- Moth mulleinVerbascum blattariaScrophulariaceae
- Dark mulleinVerbascum nigrumScrophulariaceae
- Purple mulleinVerbascum phoeniceumScrophulariaceae
- White mulleinVerbascum lychnitisScrophulariaceae
- Wavyleaf mulleinVerbascum sinuatumScrophulariaceae
- Twiggy mulleinVerbascum virgatumScrophulariaceae
- Nettle-leaf mulleinVerbascum chaixiiScrophulariaceae
- Hoary mulleinVerbascum pulverulentumScrophulariaceae
- Verbascum songaricumScrophulariaceae
Sources: classification 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.