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Orange Mullein

Verbascum phlomoides

Field notes

Verbascum phlomoides, the orange mullein, woolly mullein (which often refers to Verbascum thapsus), or clasping-leaf mullein, is a plant species in the family Scrophulariaceae native to Europe and Asia Minor. It is a widespread weed in North America. The Royal Horticultural Society considered it to be a good plant to attract pollinators. It is used as a respiratory catarrh and diuretic.

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Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Plant type
Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.