Verbascum thapsus

TaxID: 39388

Basic Information

Verbascum thapsus

Aaron's-rod, Common Mullein, common mullein

Verbascum thapsus, the great mullein, greater mullein or common mullein, is a species of mullein native to Europe, northern Africa, and Asia, and introduced in the Americas, Australia and New Zealand. It is a hairy biennial plant that can grow to 2 m tall or more. Its small, yellow flowers are densely grouped on a tall stem, which grows from a large rosette of leaves. It grows in a wide variety of habitats, but prefers well-lit, disturbed soils, where it can appear soon after the ground receives light, from long-lived seeds that persist in the soil seed bank. It is a common weedy plant that spreads by prolifically producing seeds, and has become invasive in temperate world regions. It is a minor problem for most agricultural crops, since it is not a competitive species, being intolerant of shade from other plants and unable to survive tilling. It also hosts many insects, some of which can be harmful to other plants. Although individuals are easy to remove by hand, populations are difficult to eliminate permanently. Although commonly used in traditional medicine, no approved drugs are made from this plant. It has been used to make dyes and torches.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Streptophyta

Magnoliopsida

Lamiales

Scrophulariaceae

Verbascum

thapsus

Unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

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(c) Jenny Saito@BY
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(c) adrienne alms@BY-NC
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(c) Светлана Нестерова@BY-NC
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(c) Wendy McCrady@BY
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(c) WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁@BY

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (2 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Sri Lanka Quarantine pests —
French Polynesia Absent —

Distribution (76 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
0
Absent
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Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Afghanistan Present —
Albania Present —
Andorra Present —
Argentina Present —
Armenia Present —
Australia Present —
Austria Present —
Azerbaijan Present —
Belgium Present —
Bulgaria Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (1 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Assembly Accession Assembly Level Genome Size(Mb) Contig N50(Kb) Scaffold N50(Kb) BUSCO% Downloads Actions
GCA_028566395.2 Scaffold 498 3 3 -

Transcriptomes (3 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
ERR12245640 - - hermaphrodite and monoecious 33720630 -
ERR12245641 - - hermaphrodite and monoecious 32015303 -
ERR12245642 - - hermaphrodite and monoecious 34109685 -

DNA Barcodes (67 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
YNPBP930-23 - trnL-F 476 United States 2023-08-03 44.97503, -110.69665
YNPBP930-23 - trnH-psbA 539 United States 2023-08-03 44.97503, -110.69665
YNPBP930-23 - rbcL 553 United States 2023-08-03 44.97503, -110.69665
YNPBP930-23 - matK 783 United States 2023-08-03 44.97503, -110.69665
WAT208-12 - rbcLa 553 Canada 2007-07-25 43.2628, -79.9597
WAT208-12 - ITS2 349 Canada 2007-07-25 43.2628, -79.9597
WAT036-12 - rbcLa 553 Canada 2006-10-01 44.9454, -81.2769
VPSBC475-13 - rbcLa 510 Canada 2011-07-21 49.83472, -125.62743
VPSBC475-13 - matK 787 Canada 2011-07-21 49.83472, -125.62743
VPSBC325-13 - rbcLa 547 Canada 2011-09-11 50.17485, -123.12392
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Literature