Mullein
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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = Mullein
| status = Conservation status: Secure
| image = Verbascum_sinuatum.jpg
| image_width = 250px
| image_caption = Wavyleaf Mullein (Verbascum sinuatum)
| regnum = Plantae
| divisio = Magnoliophyta
| classis = Magnoliopsida
| ordo = Lamiales
| familia = Scrophulariaceae
| genus = Verbascum
| genus_authority = L.
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
V. blattaria L. - Moth mullein
V. densiflorum - Denseflower mullein
V. lychnitis L. - White mullein
V. nigrum L. - Black mullein
V. phlomoides L. - Orange mullein
V. phoeniceum L. - Purple mullein
V. sinuatum L. - Wavyleaf mullein
V. speciosum Schrad. - Showy mullein
V. thapsus L. - Common mullein
V. virgatum Stokes - Wand mullein
}}
The Mulleins are flowering plants of the genus Verbascum in the figwort family (Scrophulariaceae).
There are about 250 distinct species of mulleins, which are native to Europe and Asia, particularly the Mediterranean area. Various numbers of species have been introduced (and in some case naturalized) in the Americas, Australia and Hawaii.
By far the best known representative of this genus is the Common mullein (V. thapsus), which is used as a herbal remedy for sore throat, cough and lung diseases.
Mullein is also the active ingredient in many alternative smoking blends.
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