in taxon plant used for medicine mullein plant velvet plant common mullein Aaron's-rod Verbascum, common name mullein (also known as velvet plant), is a genus of about 250 species of flowering plants in the figwort family *Scrophulariaceae*. They are native to Europe and Asia, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean. Mullein or "mullein leaf"often refers to the leaves of *Verbascum thapsus*, the great or common mullein, which is frequently used in herbal medicine.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verbascum] flannel plant Verbascum thapsus