Summary ³

Verbascum lychnitis, the white mullein, is a flowering plant in the figwort family (Scrophulariaceae) native to Asia and Europe.​​ It has naturalized in parts of North America.​​ The species was first formally named by Carl Linnaeus in 1753.​ Despite its common name, the flowers can be white or yellow.​

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• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
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• OregonFlora.org
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• USDA PLANTS database
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