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 phlomoides L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Flomosia condensata (Schrad.) Raf.Flomosia nemarosa (Schrad.) Raf.Flomosia phlomoides (L.) Raf.Thapsus phlomoides (L.) OpizVerbascum argyrostachyon Ten.Verbascum australe Schrad.Verbascum avarorum DominVerbascum belasitzae Stoj. & Stef.Verbascum boerhavii Friv.Verbascum boerhavii Friv. ex NymanVerbascum bulgaricum Velen.Verbascum calvescens SchurVerbascum condensatum Schrad.Verbascum crenatifolium Solacolu, 1926Verbascum foemina GarsaultVerbascum formanekii BorbásVerbascum formanekii Borbás ex FormánekVerbascum grandiflorum Mill.Verbascum italicum Moric.Verbascum jernacha Hochst.Verbascum jernacha Hochst. ex Benth.Verbascum macranthum Hoffmanns. & LinkVerbascum montanum Griseb.Verbascum nemorosum Schrad.Verbascum phlomoides f. eramosum Todor & GergelyVerbascum phlomoides subsp. australe (Schrad.) Bonnier & LayensVerbascum phlomoides subsp. australe (Schrad.) NymanVerbascum phlomoides var. album Alef.Verbascum phlomoides var. amplexicaule BerdauVerbascum phlomoides var. australe (Schrad.) Dumort.Verbascum phlomoides var. australe (Schrad.) Wirtg.Verbascum phlomoides var. avarorum DominVerbascum phlomoides var. condensatum (Schrad.) Alef.Verbascum phlomoides var. condensatum (Schrad.) RouyVerbascum phlomoides var. condensatum (Schrad.) Wirtg.Verbascum phlomoides var. decurrens RouyVerbascum phlomoides var. denudatum Wimm. & Grab.Verbascum phlomoides var. glabratum DöllVerbascum phlomoides var. glabrescens ZalewskiVerbascum phlomoides var. kochii Alef.Verbascum phlomoides var. linnaei F.W.SchultzVerbascum phlomoides var. macranthum RouyVerbascum phlomoides var. nemorosum (Schrad.) Dumort.Verbascum phlomoides var. nemorosum (Schrad.) Wirtg.Verbascum phlomoides var. ramosum Freyn & E.BrandisVerbascum phlomoides var. semidecurrens Mert. & W.D.J.KochVerbascum pulverulentum Spreng.Verbascum pumilum Stoj. & Stef.Verbascum rolletianum Roem. & Schult.Verbascum rugulosum Willd.Verbascum sartori Hausskn., 1897Verbascum saxatile Salisb.Verbascum semidecurrens Kit.Verbascum semidecurrens Kit. ex NymanVerbascum slavonicum Kit.Verbascum thapsiforme subsp. phlomoides (L.) Corb.Verbascum thapsiforme var. condensatum (Schrad.) Hartm.Verbascum thapsoides Vill.Verbascum thapsus var. condensatum (Schrad.) Wahlenb.Verbascum thapsus var. subdecurrens DöllVerbascum tomentosum Lam.Verbascum viminale Guss.
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 identifier770045-1
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionEuropean 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.