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Verbascum thapsus L., Sp. Pl. 177 1753. (Syn: Leiosandra cuspidata Raf.; Thapsus barbatus Bedevian; Thapsus linnaei Opiz; Thapsus schraderi Opiz; Verbascum alatum Lam.; Verbascum angustius Schrank; Verbascum bicolle Roem. & Schult.; Verbascum blattaria J. A. Schmidt; Verbascum bracteatum Kickx ex Dum.; Verbascum canescens Jord. ex Bor.; Verbascum cuspidatum Schrad.; Verbascum decurrens Stokes; Verbascum elongatum Willd.; Verbascum indicum Wall.; Verbascum intermedium Leman ex Roem. & Schult.; Verbascum kickxianum Dum.; Verbascum lanatum Gilib.; Verbascum linnaei Opiz; Verbascum lychnitis Schultz; Verbascum majus Bub.; Verbascum mas Garsault; Verbascum neglectum Guss.; Verbascum officinarum Crantz; Verbascum pallidum Nees; Verbascum plantagineum Moris; Verbascum schraderi G. F. W. Mey.; Verbascum seminigrum Fries; Verbascum spectabile Salisb.; Verbascum subalpinum Schur; Verbascum thapsiforme Guss.; Verbascum thapsus var. albiflora S. K. Agarwal);
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ver-BASK-um — corruption of the Latin barbascum, meaning with a beard … Dave’s Botanary
THAP-sus — of or from an ancient village Thapsus, in Sicily … Dave’s Botanary . commonly known as: Aaron’s rod, common mullein, great mullein • Hindi: बन तम्बाकू ban tambaku, गीदड़ तमाकू gidar tamaku, ककड़ी तमाखू kakri tamakhu • Kannada: ಕಾಡು ಹೊಗೇಸೊಪ್ಪು kaadu hogesoppu • Kashmiri: फूल् phul • Nepali: बाँदर पुच्छ्रे baandar puchchhre, गुना पुच्छर guna puchchhar, गुन्ठो guntho • Punjabi: ਏਕਲਬੀਰ ekalbir, ਗਿੱਦਡ਼ ਤਮਾਕ੍ਕੂ giddar tamakku, ਰੇਉਂਦ reund .
kalatope id al020411a:
Another one growing on a stone crop.. Location Kalatope, chamba – Germanname: Königskerze (Kings Candle), because of its hight. Here are fotos from my garden in Ritterhude taken on 14.07.2010 – A very common plant of waste places in Temperate climate. – Yes Verbascum thapsus common in many places of the world – Also used for making tea apart from it’s various medicinal properties….
Flora of Chakrata: Verbascum thapsus from Tiger Fall Road Chakrata: Some more images from near to Tiger Fall area So the great mullein is common here in this country , too!!!! did you get to photograph the rosettes at the base… are leaves downy like we see in the NE USA ,,, or SW for that matter… Yes … i think i have one, sharing OK, thanks….now I am sure this is the great Mullein… i am going to collect information from local people about uses of different plants only.
VoF Week: Verbascum thapsus from Govindghat Ghangriya Trek: Yes …
VOF Week: Verbascum thapsus at Mana Village:
Scrophulariaceae Fortnight: Verbascum thapsus from renuka Ji-NS 5 : Attachments (4). 3 posts by 2 authors.
This tall and robust herb with rusty leaves and stem was shot from near Renuka Ji lake, Himachal Pradesh, also from Morni Hills, sharing the pics from Renuka Ji.. Verbascum thapsus L. Yes … Very good photographs.
Scrophulariaceae Fortnight: Verbascum thapsus from Kashmir and Chakrata-GS-44 : Attachments (5). 1 post by 1 author.
Verbascum thapsus photographed from Kashmir and Chakrata
SCROPHULARIACEAE Fortnight: Verbascum thapsus from Uttarakhand_DSR_20: 2 images. 3 posts by 3 authors. Verbascum thapsus L. is a tall robust hairy wild herb throughout Uttarakhand.
Photographed at Srinagar Garhwal, Uttarakhand.
Now it is in the family Scrophulariaceae sensu stricto. Yes … We also saw it at several places in our recent tour to Uttarakhand.
Scrophulariaceae fortnight :: Verbascum thapsus at Ooty :: DV14 : 3 images. 2 posts by 2 authors.
Verbascum thapsus L.
near Doddabetta, Ooty on 17 NOV 11 Wow very big long inflorescence as against that of V.chinense. Appears overall woolly too. Verbascum thapsus ?? Pl validate
Location : On the way to Pissu top from Chandanwari
Altitude: 10000′ Approx
Date: Aug 11, 2013. Yes … Very nice photographs Please identify this plant details of which are as follows:
Date : 16.08.14
Location :Mannavanur, Kodaikanal, Dindigul dt, TN
Altitude :6500 ft Habitat :grassland Habit :herb
Height :2 to 3 ft I think Verbascum sp.. Thanks … Can it Verbascum thapsus? Yes, seems to be V. thapsus…      ANNOV35 Verbascum sp. for identification : 6 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (5)
Road to Chakrata Verbascum thapsus I hope In the great mullein, flowers only appear in the second year growth, and it does something very unique…
picture of the lower leaves is of utmost importance to see the way the “drape” themselves over the two year old stem… its sight nobody will forget very soon…. do you have the pictures The pics are very beautiful… Verbascum thapsus– Bhootlankra, Gidar Tambaku. Used in Homoeopathy, Traditional medicines & also in magico-religious beliefs.
Verbascum thapsus ABAUG2016/39 : 2 posts by 2 authors. 5 images. This one was at about 2000m on our ascent to the pass. I think this is what is commonly called a Great Mullein. Please validate.
Verbascum thaspus—Great Mullein
Nurpur-Jot road, To Chamba,
2000m
13 August 2016.
Wild Plant For ID : Pune : 05DEC16 : AK-15 : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2)
A plant seen by the roadside in Pune on 7th Nov. Verbascum?
Verbascum chinense?
Verbascum thapsus L. : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5)
Location: Kulekhani, Nepal
Date : 10 August 2013
Altitude : 5000 ft.
Nepali Names : बाँदर पुच्छ्रे Baandar Puchchhre / गुना पुच्छर Guna Puchchhar / गुन्ठो Guntho
Please identify this plant from Ooty : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1)
Please help me in identifying this plant found on Verbascum thapsus 🙂 Flowers of India
Names of Plants in India :: Verbascum thapsus L. : 2 posts by 2 authors. 1 image.
Verbascum thapsus from Kashmir – efloraofindia | Google Groups
VoF Week :: DV :: 01 AUG 12 – 0819 :: Verbascum thapsus along Govind Ghat – Ghangaria trail: yes a mullein… Yes … Very common, I was waiting for this also.
VoF Week: ID of the flowering plant: … Verbascum thapsus (family Scrophulariaceae). Yes Verbascum thapsus earlier shared by someone. Member of Scroph.. yes a mullein
Scrophulariaceae Fortnight: Verbascum thapsus from renuka Ji-NS 5 : Attachments (4). 3 posts by 2 authors.
This tall and robust herb with rusty leaves and stem was shot from near Renuka Ji lake, Himachal Pradesh, also from Morni Hills,
sharing the pics from Renuka Ji.. Verbascum thapsus L.
Scrophulariaceae Fortnight: Verbascum thapsus at Mana Village -PKA20: : Attachments (3). 1 post by 1 author.
Verbascum thapsus (Family: Scrophulariaceae) at Mana Village.
Plant for ID_AS_April’18_P302 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4)
Please help ID the following plant.
Location: Datyar, Solan District, Himachal Pradesh (elevation: 517m )
Date: March 2018.
The approximate height of the plant was 6.5 feet.
Verbascum … most probably, Verbascum thapsus.
Photographed in tehari uttarakhand 2018 June in Hill slopes on the margin of field
Looks like some Verbascum sp.. Vervascum thapsus ??
yes verbascum sp Verbascum thapsus to me. Probably is v. thaspus but not so quick. i would love to see the underside of these upper leaves and the tips of these same upper leaves.
the great mullein is an important herbal product, its recognition has been very important to those that make mediines. couple of links first one from univ michigan
second is a short video showing its entire two year cycle.
please respond to my queries, …
Location: Kulekhani, Nepal
Date : 10 August 2013
Altitude : 5000 ft.
Nepali Names : बाँदर पुच्छ्रे Baandar Puchchhre / गुना पुच्छर Guna Puchchhar / गुन्ठो Guntho
Verbascum thapsus from Haryana… : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (7)
Here am atttaching images of herb Verbascum thapsus (Scrophulariaceae) from Haryana taken in March 2019. even though its considered a weed it has great uses for asthma etc. in american indian and other herbal traditions. i hope our herbal researcher do something with it… . I’d requested of plant growing at height of 3000 mtr
13 September 19
Rohru, H.P
Verbascum thapsus L. Really happy to see again this plant …, . . Verbascum thapsus L.: 4 very high res. images. Location: Kalikot, West Nepal
Altitude: 1695m.
Date: 14 August 2021
Habit : Wild . For id 290722JM2: Ule, Ladakh: 9 images. Verbascum thapsus L, . ID Please: 1 high res. image. Verbascum thapsus L. This Verbascum sp. attained 5 feet and 6 inches high. I found a single plant in the wetland so, we did not collect it. I was thinking about Verbascum densiflorum? No distribution in India ! I have reviewed the literature and found up to 1 meter (100cm.) height for V. thapsus. It goes more than 167 cm. . Id of Flower – ID09012024SH2: 2 high res. images. Flower for Id pl.
Location – Near Ooty, Tamilnadu
Date – December 2023
Verbascum thapsus L. . References:
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