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, Adam’s flannel, beggar’s blanket, candlewick plant, cow’s lungwort, flannel mullein, flannel plant, great mullein, hag’s taper, Jupiter’s staff, velvet dock, velvet plant, woolly mullein • Dogri: गीदड़ तम्बाकू gidad tambaku, सुट्ट तम्हाकू sutt tamhaku • Hindi: बन तम्बाकू ban tambaku, गीदड़ तमाकू gidar tamaku, ककड़ी तमाखू kakri tamakhu • Kannada: ಕಾಡು ಹೊಗೇಸೊಪ್ಪು kaadu hogesoppu • Kashmiri: फूल् phul • Malayalam: കാട്ടുപുകയില kaattupukayila • Mongpa people: jyugpaserji • Nepali: बाँदर पुच्छ्रे baandar puchchhre, गुना पुच्छर guna puchchhar, गुन्ठो guntho • Pahari: बन तमाकू ban tamaku, गद्दी तमाकू gaddi tamaku, गिदड़ तमाकू gidar tamaku, जंगली तंबाखू jungli tumbakhu, लांकड़ा lankda, फूल्ला phulla • Punjabi: ਏਕਲਬੀਰ ekalbir, ਗਿੱਦਡ਼ ਤਮਾਕ੍ਕੂ giddar tamakku, ਫਸਰੂਕ phasruk, ਰੇਉਂਦ reund • Rajasthani: गीदड़ तमाकू gidar tamaku • Tamil: காட்டுப்புகையிலை kattu-p-pukaiyilai • Urdu: جنگلي تماکو jangli tamaku Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/01/verbascum-thapsus-l.html . 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
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.
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, Adam’s flannel, beggar’s blanket, candlewick plant, cow’s lungwort, flannel mullein, flannel plant, great mullein, hag’s taper, Jupiter’s staff, velvet dock, velvet plant, woolly mullein • Dogri: गीदड़ तम्बाकू gidad tambaku, सुट्ट तम्हाकू sutt tamhaku • 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 • Pahari: बन तमाकू ban tamaku, गद्दी तमाकू gaddi tamaku, गिदड़ तमाकू gidar tamaku, जंगली तंबाखू jungli tumbakhu, लांकड़ा lankda, फूल्ला phulla • Punjabi: ਏਕਲਬੀਰ ekalbir, ਗਿੱਦਡ਼ ਤਮਾਕ੍ਕੂ giddar tamakku, ਫਸਰੂਕ phasruk, ਰੇਉਂਦ reund • Rajasthani: गीदड़ तमाकू gidar tamaku • Urdu: جنگلي تماکو jangli tamaku
botanical names: Verbascum thapsus L. … homotypic synonyms: Verbascum spectabile Salisb. … accepted infraspecific: Verbascum thapsus subsp. thapsus … POWO, retrieved 16 January 2025 Bibliography / etymology
Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. The bits about the languages of India mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet; just enough to satisfy curiosity about “where” could the listed names be best prevalent in India. All English transliterated names to be taken sensu amplo.
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
Aaron’s rod
Adam’s flannel, flannel plant
beggar’s blanket, candlewick plant, flannel mullein, hag’s taper, Jupiter’s staff, velvet dock, velvet plant, woolly mullein
cow’s lungwort
great mullein (or greater mullein)
~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (डोगरी) … spoken in: Jammu & Kashmir … spoken by the Dogras
गीदड़ तम्बाकू gidad tambaku, सुट्ट तम्हाकू sutt tamhaku
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) … spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
बन तम्बाकू ban tambaku, गीदड़ तमाकू gidar tamaku
ककड़ी तमाखू kakri tamakhu
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) … spoken in: Karnataka
ಕಾಡು ಹೊಗೇಸೊಪ್ಪು kaadu hogesoppu
~~~~~ KASHMIRI ~~~~~
written in: Koshur (Perso-Arabic كٲشُر), Devanagari (कश्मीरी), … spoken in: Kashmir … other names for this language: Koshur
फूल् phul
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) … spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim
बाँदर पुच्छ्रे baandar puchchhre, गुना पुच्छर guna puchchhar, गुन्ठो guntho
~~~~~ PAHARI (or PAHADI) ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (पहाड़ी), Perso-Arabic (پہاڑی) … variety of languages, dialects and language groups, spoken in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand
बन तमाकू ban tamaku, फूल्ला phulla
गद्दी तमाकू gaddi tamaku
गिदड़ तमाकू gidar tamaku
जंगली तंबाखू jungli tumbakhu
लांकड़ा lankda
~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~
written in: Gurmukhi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) … spoken in: Punjab
ਏਕਲਬੀਰ ekalbir, ਗਿੱਦਡ਼ ਤਮਾਕ੍ਕੂ giddar tamakku, ਫਸਰੂਕ phasruk, ਰੇਉਂਦ reund
~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (राजस्थानी) … spoken in: Rajasthan
गीदड़ तमाकू gidar tamaku
~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~
written in: Urdu (اردو) … spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Bihar, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka
جنگلي تماکو jangli tamaku
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, *Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, *Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand
* no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the state ~~~~~ Created on: 13:57 16-01-2025 ¦ Last updated: 13:02 17-01-2025 ~~~~~
Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/01/verbascum-thapsus-l.html
Name used by Mongpa people of Arunachal Pradesh added … Coined names in Malayalam and Tamil added …
commonly known as: Aaron’s rod, Adam’s flannel, beggar’s blanket, candlewick plant, cow’s lungwort, flannel mullein, flannel plant, great mullein, hag’s taper, Jupiter’s staff, velvet dock, velvet plant, woolly mullein • Dogri: गीदड़ तम्बाकू gidad tambaku, सुट्ट तम्हाकू sutt tamhaku • Hindi: बन तम्बाकू ban tambaku, गीदड़ तमाकू gidar tamaku, ककड़ी तमाखू kakri tamakhu • Kannada: ಕಾಡು ಹೊಗೇಸೊಪ್ಪು kaadu hogesoppu • Kashmiri: फूल् phul • Malayalam: കാട്ടുപുകയില kaattupukayila • Mongpa people: jyugpaserji • Nepali: बाँदर पुच्छ्रे baandar puchchhre, गुना पुच्छर guna puchchhar, गुन्ठो guntho • Pahari: बन तमाकू ban tamaku, गद्दी तमाकू gaddi tamaku, गिदड़ तमाकू gidar tamaku, जंगली तंबाखू jungli tumbakhu, लांकड़ा lankda, फूल्ला phulla • Punjabi: ਏਕਲਬੀਰ ekalbir, ਗਿੱਦਡ਼ ਤਮਾਕ੍ਕੂ giddar tamakku, ਫਸਰੂਕ phasruk, ਰੇਉਂਦ reund • Rajasthani: गीदड़ तमाकू gidar tamaku • Tamil: காட்டுப்புகையிலை kattu-p-pukaiyilai • Urdu: جنگلي تماکو jangli tamaku
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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