White Mullein

Verbascum lychnitis subsp. lychnitis

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Not native

Not native to Virginia. How scores work Is it native here?

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At a glance

Not yet recorded · Height · Spread · Light · Soil · Life cycle · Leaves · Bloom

This plant is missing most of its facts, so Quercus is looking them up in old botany books.

Recorded in 9 Virginia counties.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

9CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including VA

Genus host records with ranges including VA · Verbascum

Endothenia hebesanaVerbena Bud Moth
Feltia jaculiferaDingy Cutworm
Melanchra assimilisBlack Arches
Papaipema nebrisStalk Borer
Platynota flavedanaBlack-Shaded Platynota
Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth
Strymon melinusGray Hairstreak
Trichopolia oviducaRuddy Quaker
Xestia dolosaGreater Black-Letter Dart, Greater Spotted Cutworm

Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

—Specialist beesPollen specialists

—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: Family not recorded

What its natural habitat tells you

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Conservation status

Virginia rank	SNA
Global rank	Not available
VA status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source

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