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Mullein

Cucullia verbasci

Classification

Class
Insecta
Family
Noctuidae

Verbascum is a genus of over 450 species of flowering plants, common name mullein (), in the figwort family Scrophulariaceae. They are native to Europe and Asia, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean. Mullein or "mullein leaf" often refers to the leaves of Verbascum thapsus, the great or common mullein, which is frequently used in herbal medicine.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United Kingdom · 1,560Netherlands · 1,467Germany · 1,351France · 375Spain · 160Italy · 127Switzerland · 61Luxembourg · 37Belgium · 12