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Black Mullein (Verbascum nigrum)

Description

Verbascum nigrum the black mullein or dark mullein, is a species of biennial or short-lived perennial herbaceous plants in the genus Verbascum (mullein), native to dry open sites in Europe and the Mediterranean region. It grows to 0.5–1.5 m (1.6–4.9 ft). A tentative seed identification of V. nigrum has been made from substage II of the Hoxnian interglacial at Clacton in Essex.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Lamiales

            • Family: Scrophulariaceae

              • Genus: Verbascum