Purple mullein

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q159104
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Purple mullein

Summary

Purple mullein is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (174 views/month, #1,567 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Purple mullein's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Purple mullein is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Purple mullein belongs to the parent taxon Verbascum[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Purple mullein is Verbascum phoeniceum[6].
  • Purple mullein's Commons category is recorded as Verbascum phoeniceum[7].
  • Purple mullein's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Verbascum phoeniceum[8].
  • Purple mullein's Commons gallery is recorded as Verbascum phoeniceum[9].
  • Purple mullein's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 67(2)[10].
  • Purple mullein's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=41147[11].
  • Purple mullein's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'V. phoeniceum'}[12].
  • Purple mullein is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Purple mullein'}[13].
  • Purple mullein is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'divizna brunátná'}[14].
  • Purple mullein is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'Pannog borffor'}[15].
  • Purple mullein is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Violette Königskerze'}[16].
  • Purple mullein is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'gordolobo púrpura'}[17].
  • Purple mullein is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Molène de Phénicie'}[18].
  • Purple mullein is commonly known as {'lang': 'hsb', 'text': 'Ćěmna dźiwizna'}[19].
  • Purple mullein is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'Lila ökörfarkkóró'}[20].
  • Purple mullein is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Paarse toorts'}[21].
  • Purple mullein is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Dziewanna fioletowa'}[22].
  • Purple mullein is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Коровяк фиолетовый'}[23].
  • Purple mullein is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'divozel tmavočervený'}[24].
  • Purple mullein is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Violkungsljus'}[25].
  • Purple mullein is commonly known as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Mor sığırkuyruğu'}[26].
  • Purple mullein is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '紫毛蕊花'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Purple mullein is Verbascum phoeniceum[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Verbascum[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[13], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'divizna brunátná'}[14], {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'Pannog borffor'}[15], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Violette Königskerze'}[16], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'gordolobo púrpura'}[17], and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Molène de Phénicie'}[18].

Identifiers

Purple mullein's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 170141[28]. Purple mullein's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 441205[29]. Purple mullein's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 484418[30]. Purple mullein's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3171951[31]. Purple mullein's ITIS TSN is recorded as 505652[32].

Why It Matters

Purple mullein ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (174 views/month, #1,567 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . A dataset on inventory and geographical distributions of vascular plants in Beijing, China. wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Parent taxon Verbascum
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