Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderLamiales
FamilyScrophulariaceae
GenusVerbascum
Scientific name with authorshipVerbascum densiflorum Bertol.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Verbascum alatum Dulac, 1867Verbascum bicolle SchrankVerbascum cuspidatum Schrad.Verbascum floccosum var. gymnostemon (Franch.) RouyVerbascum macrantherum HalácsyVerbascum messanense TineoVerbascum phlomoides subsp. thapsiforme (Schrad.) Celak.Verbascum phlomoides subsp. thapsiforme RouyVerbascum phlomoides var. cuspidatum (Schrad.) Alef.Verbascum phlomoides var. cuspidatum (Schrad.) Wirtg.Verbascum phlomoides var. flavum Alef.Verbascum phlomoides var. gymnostemon Franch.Verbascum phlomoides var. thapsiforme (Schrad.) F.W.SchultzVerbascum phlomoides var. thapsiforme (Schrad.) P.Fourn.Verbascum thapsiforme Schrad.Verbascum thapsiforme subsp. cuspidatum (Schrad.) Arcang.Verbascum thapsiforme subsp. densiflorum (Bertol.) NymanVerbascum thapsiforme var. bicolle (Schrank) GaudinVerbascum thapsiforme var. laxum Klett & Richt.Verbascum thapsiforme var. leiostemmum Dierb.Verbascum thapsiforme var. leptostachyum Dierb.Verbascum thapsiforme var. leucanthum Dierb.Verbascum thapsiforme var. stiriacum (Fritsch) HayekVerbascum thapsiforme var. thapsonigrum GaudinVerbascum thapsoides ComolliVerbascum thapsus Trevis.Verbascum thapsus f. cuspidatum HayekVerbascum thapsus var. alatum DöllVerbascum thapsus var. thapsiforme (Schrad.) Wahlenb.Verbascum velenovskyi Horák
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
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 identifier811003-1
Use codesEU ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
European Red List of Medicinal PlantsUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
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.