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 virgatum Stokes
Indexed scientific synonyms
Blattaria virgata (Stokes) Fourr.Celsia viscosa WightCelsia viscosa Wight ex Benth.Verbascum annuum Mill.Verbascum blattaria Vell.Verbascum blattaria subsp. blattarioides (Lam.) Bonnier & LayensVerbascum blattaria subsp. virgatum (Stokes) Hook.fil.Verbascum blattaria var. glabrum Trevir.Verbascum blattarioides Lam.Verbascum blattarioides var. crenatum RouyVerbascum blattarioides var. lusitanicum Schrad.Verbascum blattarioides var. sublobatum RouyVerbascum celsiae Boiss.Verbascum crystallostemon Schrad.Verbascum crystallostemon Weinm.Verbascum glabrum Willd.Verbascum glandulosum ThoreVerbascum glandulosum Thore ex Roem. & Schult.Verbascum grandiflorum Schrad.Verbascum laevigatum Schrad.Verbascum lanceolatum Kit.Verbascum virgatum subsp. dertosense Benedí & RoviraVerbascum virgatum subsp. lusitanicum (Schrad.) Rivas GodayVerbascum virgatum var. grandiflorum RegelVerbascum virgatum var. lanceolatum MarizVerbascum viscidulum Pers.
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 identifier770211-1
Use codesEU ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA 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.