Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with one or more reported human-use categories. The record is an index entry, not a recommendation or assurance of safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderLamiales
FamilyScrophulariaceae
GenusVerbascum
Scientific name with authorshipVerbascum blattaria L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Blattaria vulgaris Fourr.Thapsus blattaria (L.) Raf.Verbascum blattaria f. albiflorum (G.Don) HouseVerbascum blattaria f. blattariaVerbascum blattaria f. glabrum (Mill.) HayekVerbascum blattaria subsp. repandum (Willd.) Arcang.Verbascum blattaria var. albiflorum G.DonVerbascum blattaria var. albiflorum KuntzeVerbascum blattaria var. brevipedicellatum HalácsyVerbascum blattaria var. crenatum RouyVerbascum blattaria var. glabrum (Mill.) Rchb.Verbascum blattaria var. incarnatum RegelVerbascum blattaria var. majus GaudinVerbascum blattaria var. normalis KuntzeVerbascum blattaria var. ramosissimum V.Rastetter, 1966Verbascum blattaria var. rubricaule RegelVerbascum blattaria var. subintegerrimum RegelVerbascum blattariforme Griseb.Verbascum blattarium St.-Lag.Verbascum carduifolium Murb. ex HayekVerbascum caucasicum Fisch.Verbascum claytonii Michx.Verbascum cordatum Desf.Verbascum glabrum Mill.Verbascum leptophyllum BubaniVerbascum luridum Salisb.Verbascum muhlenbeckii Godr.Verbascum nitidum StokesVerbascum pseudoblattaria Schleich.Verbascum ramosissimum J.LloydVerbascum ramosissimum J.Lloyd ex BoreauVerbascum repandum Willd.Verbascum rhinanthifolium DavidovVerbascum rubiginosum DiardVerbascum virgatum Spreng.
Documented use categories
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier810828-1
Use codesEU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRIN
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The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.