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 lychnitis L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Blattaria alba (Mill.) Medik.Lychnitis alba (Mill.) Fourr.Lychnitis lutea Fourr.Thapsus lychnitis (L.) Raf.Verbascum album Mill.Verbascum bracteatum J.Presl & C.PreslVerbascum firmum DulacVerbascum lapeyrouseanum Gand., 1884Verbascum leucanthemum DufourVerbascum leucanthemum Dufour ex Gren. & Godr.Verbascum lychnitideum St.-Lag.Verbascum lychnitis f. album (Mill.) W.D.J.KochVerbascum lychnitis f. album (Mill.) WüstVerbascum lychnitis f. album HouseVerbascum lychnitis f. cuspidata H.Lindb.Verbascum lychnitis f. cuspidata H.Lindb. ex CajanderVerbascum lychnitis f. lychnitisVerbascum lychnitis f. rochelianum SoóVerbascum lychnitis subsp. album (Mill.) Schübl. & G.MartensVerbascum lychnitis subsp. moenchii (Schultz) Holub & MladyVerbascum lychnitis var. album (Mill.) Latourr.Verbascum lychnitis var. album (Mill.) MerremVerbascum lychnitis var. album (Mill.) W.D.J.KochVerbascum lychnitis var. album (Miller) DruceVerbascum lychnitis var. album Hartm.Verbascum lychnitis var. album MératVerbascum lychnitis var. berdaui TacikVerbascum lychnitis var. crispinoviense TacikVerbascum lychnitis var. flavum DöllVerbascum lychnitis var. foliosum Vayr.Verbascum lychnitis var. giganteum MaireVerbascum lychnitis var. glabratum KabathVerbascum lychnitis var. gymnostemon Franch.Verbascum lychnitis var. incanum MoritziVerbascum lychnitis var. longebracteatum RouyVerbascum lychnitis var. longibracteatum RouyVerbascum lychnitis var. luteum Hartm.Verbascum lychnitis var. luteum Wirtg.Verbascum lychnitis var. moenchii (Schultz) Boenn.Verbascum lychnitis var. parvulum Bréb.Verbascum lychnitis var. pulverulentum Lej.Verbascum lychnitis var. pulverulentum MerremVerbascum lychnitis var. rubellum M.LoehrVerbascum micranthum MorettiVerbascum moenchii SchultzVerbascum oligodon Gand., 1884Verbascum parvoflore Gilib.Verbascum phlomoides Russell ex Benth.Verbascum pulverulentum Salisb.Verbascum ramosissimum Poir.Verbascum repandum RochelVerbascum rhombifolium StokesVerbascum sylvestre BubaniVerbascum weldenii F.BraunVerbascum weldenii F.Braun ex Moretti
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 identifier769963-1
Use codesEU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRIN
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