Dark Mullein

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q162040
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Dark Mullein

Summary

Dark Mullein is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (199 views/month, #1,600 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dark Mullein's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Dark Mullein is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Dark Mullein is classified within Verbascum[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Dark Mullein is Verbascum nigrum[6].
  • Dark Mullein's Commons category is recorded as Verbascum nigrum[7].
  • Dark Mullein's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Verbascum nigrum[8].
  • Dark Mullein's Commons gallery is recorded as Verbascum nigrum[9].
  • Dark Mullein's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=41149[10].
  • Dark Mullein's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'V. nigrum'}[11].
  • Dark Mullein is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Schwarze Königskerze'}[12].
  • Dark Mullein is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dark Mullein'}[13].
  • Dark Mullein is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'black mullein'}[14].
  • Dark Mullein is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Zwarte toorts'}[15].
  • Dark Mullein is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'divizna černá'}[16].
  • Dark Mullein is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'zwarte toorts'}[17].
  • Dark Mullein is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'molène noire'}[18].
  • Dark Mullein is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'dark mullein'}[19].
  • Dark Mullein is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Dunkle Königskerze'}[20].
  • Dark Mullein is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'tummatulikukka'}[21].
  • Dark Mullein is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '黑毛蕊花'}[22].
  • Dark Mullein is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'črni lučnik'}[23].
  • Dark Mullein's has fruit type is recorded as capsule[24].
  • Dark Mullein's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[25].

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Classification

Dark Mullein's scientific name is Verbascum nigrum[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Verbascum[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Schwarze Königskerze'}[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'black mullein'}[14], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Zwarte toorts'}[15], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'divizna černá'}[16], and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'molène noire'}[18].

Identifiers

Dark Mullein's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 56164[26]. Dark Mullein's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 90364[27]. Dark Mullein's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 484419[28]. Dark Mullein's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3171945[29]. Dark Mullein's ITIS TSN is recorded as 505651[30].

Why It Matters

Dark Mullein ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (199 views/month, #1,600 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

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. [27] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [30] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [28] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . FloraWeb. Retrieved . floraweb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . A dataset on catalogue of alien plants in China. wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . The Little Flora of Slovenia (3rd ed.). wikidata.org.
  26. [26] . wikidata.org.
  27. [24] . wikidata.org.
  28. [25] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has fruit type capsule
    Parent taxon Verbascum
    Instance of taxon
    Taxon rank species
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