Verbascum nigrum

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Scrophulariaceae
Tribus: Scrophularieae
Genus: Verbascum
Subgenus: V. subg. Verbascum
Sectio: V. sect. Verbascum
Subsectio: V. subsect. Verbascum
Species: Verbascum nigrum
Name

Verbascum nigrum L.
References

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 178. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Verbascum nigrum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names
čeština: divizna černá
Cymraeg: Pannog dywyll
dansk: Mørk Kongelys
Deutsch: Schwarze Königskerze, Dunkel-Königskerze
English: dark mullein, black mullein
español: gordolobo negro, berbasco, bermasangre, cucaracha negra, cucarachera negra, gordolobo partido
eesti: Must vägihein
suomi: Tummatulikukka
français: Molène noire, Molene noire
hornjoserbsce: Čorna dźiwizna, Champ
lietuvių: Juodoji tūbė
кырык мары: Мӧскӓвӹлӹш
norsk bokmål: Mørkkongslys
Nederlands: Zwarte Toorts
norsk: Mørkkongslys
polski: Dziewanna pospolita
русский: Коровяк чёрный
slovenčina: divozel čierny
svenska: Mörkt kungsljus
українська: Дивина чорна

Verbascum nigrum, the black mullein[1] or dark mullein,[2] is a species of biennial or short-lived perennial herbaceous plant in the mullein genus Verbascum, native to dry open sites in temperate Europe. It grows to 0.5–1.5 m (1.6–4.9 ft).

Verbascum nigrum forms clumps of leaves from which arise multiple tall stems of yellow flowers with purple stamens, blooming over a long period in summer and early autumn. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant, and prefers a calcareous or neutral soil in full sun.[2]
Fossil record

A tentative seed identification of V. nigrum has been made from substage II of the Hoxnian interglacial at Clacton in Essex, UK.[3]
References

"Verbascum nigrum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
"Verbascum nigrum". RHS. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
The History of the British Flora, A Factual Basis for Phytogeography by Sir Harry Godwin, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, ISBN 0 521 20254 X, 1975 edition page 318