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Species profile—Verbascum thapsus (great mullein)

Classification

Plantae (plants) → Equisetopsida (land plants) → ScrophulariaceaeVerbascum thapsus (great mullein)

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Species details

Kingdom
Plantae (plants)
Class
Equisetopsida (land plants)
Family
Scrophulariaceae
Scientific name
Verbascum thapsus L.
Common name
great mullein
WildNet taxon ID
13510
Alternate name(s)
aaron's rod
wild tobacco
velvet dock
torches
shephard's club
Jacob's staff
flannel leaf
common mullein
candlewick
blanket weed
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Introduced
Pest status
Environmental Weed

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=13510.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022