Common products:
- Ornamental horticulture: Verbascum songaricum is cultivated by specialist nurseries for its erect, tall flowering spikes and drought‑tolerant rosette habit; it is used in rock gardens, border plantings, and xeriscapes across Central Asia and introduced regions.
- Bee forage: The bright yellow, nectar‑rich flowers attract honeybees and are listed as a minor honey plant in regional beekeeping surveys of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan; hives placed near flowering populations obtain a modest nectar flow during the summer months.

Industrial and craft applications:
- Stem fibers: Analyses of dried stems report a bast‑fiber fraction of roughly 30 % of dry mass, with individual fibers averaging 15–20 mm in length and a cellulose content exceeding 70 % of fiber weight. These characteristics have been evaluated in small‑scale trials for the production of cordage, twine, and paper pulp.

Properties relevant to use:
- Morphology: The species forms a rosette of densely pubescent leaves in the first year, followed by a single erect spike up to 1.5 m tall bearing numerous yellow flowers; the rosette persists through winter, providing visual interest and ground cover.
- Fiber composition: Cellulose and hemicellulose together constitute >80 % of the stem tissue, while lignin accounts for ~15 %; the low lignin proportion facilitates chemical pulping and mechanical fiber separation.

Sustainability and sourcing:
- Population status: Wild populations occur in semi‑desert and steppe habitats across Central Asia; however, commercial material is primarily propagated from seed in nurseries, limiting pressure on natural stands.
- Cultivation: The plant tolerates low water and poor soils, making it suitable for restoration plantings on disturbed sites; seed production is reliable, and seedlings establish readily, supporting both ornamental production and pollinator habitat programs.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Verbascum medum	Stapf	Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 50: 23 (1885)
Verbascum polystachyum	Kar. & Kir.	Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 15: 716 (1842)
Verbascum khorassanicum	Boiss.	Fl. Orient. 4: 319 (1879)
Verbascum ibericum	Schmalh.	Ber. Deutsch. Bot. Ges. 10: 290 (1892)
Verbascum daenense	Boiss.	Diagn. Pl. Orient. 7: 38 (1846)

Common names Top

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Language	Common/alternative name
Belarusian	Дзіванна джунгарская
Kazakh	Жоңғар аюқұлағы
Russian	Коровяк джунгарский
Chinese	准噶尔毛蕊花
Chinese	准噶爾毛蕊花

Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top

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Name	Authority	First published in
Verbascum songaricum subsp. songaricum		Unknown
Verbascum songaricum subsp. subdecurrens	Hub.-Mor.	Bauhinia 1: 53 (1955)

Varieties (abbr. var.) Top

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Subvarieties (abbr. subvar.) Top

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Doubtful data

- Extinct

- Introduced

- Native

Asia-temperate click to expand
- Caucasus
  - Transcaucasus
- China
  - Xinjiang
- Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan
  - Kirgizstan
  - Tadzhikistan
  - Turkmenistan
  - Uzbekistan
- Western Asia
  - Afghanistan
  - Iran
  - Iraq
  - Turkey

Asia-tropical click to expand
- Indian Subcontinent
  - Pakistan
  - West Himalaya

Links to other databases Top

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000418907
Tropicos	29209070
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:770139-1
The Plant List	kew-2453112
Open Tree Of Life	5783894
Observations.org	145161
NCBI Taxonomy	1685578
IPNI	770139-1
iNaturalist	892047
GBIF	3735945
EOL	2899734
Elurikkus	618553
USDA GRIN	102314

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

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Taxonomy, comparative genomics of Mullein (Verbascum, Scrophulariaceae), with implications for the evolution of Verbascum and Lamiales

Dong X, Mkala EM, Mutinda ES, Yang JX, Wanga VO, Oulo MA, Onjolo VO, Hu GW, Wang QF

BMC Genomics

08-Aug-2022

PMCID:	PMC9358837
doi:	10.1186/s12864-022-08799-9
PMID:	35941527

UHPLC-OrbiTrap MS Characterization of Phenolic Profiles in French Marigold Extracts and Analysis of Their Antifeedant Activity against Colorado Potato Beetle

Devrnja N, Gašić U, Šajkunić S, Cingel A, Stupar S, Tubić L, Savić J

Plants (Basel)

01-Feb-2022

PMCID:	PMC8839140
doi:	10.3390/plants11030407
PMID:	35161388

Screening of tarragon accessions based on physiological and phytochemical responses under water deficit

Mumivand H, Ebrahimi A, Shayganfar A, Khoshro HH

Sci Rep

08-Sep-2021

PMCID:	PMC8426339
doi:	10.1038/s41598-021-97388-z
PMID:	34497327

Phytochemistry of Verbascum Species Growing in Iraqi Kurdistan and Bioactive Iridoids from the Flowers of Verbascum calvum

M. Amin HI, Hussain FH, Gilardoni G, Thu ZM, Clericuzio M, Vidari G

Plants (Basel)

20-Aug-2020

PMCID:	PMC7569995
doi:	10.3390/plants9091066
PMID:	32825214

Variation of Secondary Metabolite Profile of Zataria multiflora Boiss. Populations Linked to Geographic, Climatic, and Edaphic Factors

Karimi A, Krähmer A, Herwig N, Schulz H, Hadian J, Meiners T

Front Plant Sci

03-Jul-2020

PMCID:	PMC7348666
doi:	10.3389/fpls.2020.00969
PMID:	32719699

Behavioral and electroantennogram responses of plum curculio, Conotrachelus nenuphar, to selected noxious plant extracts and insecticides

Gӧkçe A, Stelinski LL, Nortman DR, Bryan WW, Whalon ME

J Insect Sci

08-Jul-2014

PMCID:	PMC4212853
doi:	10.1093/jis/14.1.90
PMID:	25368046

Screening the methanol extracts of some Iranian plants for acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity

Gholamhoseinian A, Moradi MN, Sharifi-far F

Res Pharm Sci

01-Jul-2009

PMCID:	PMC3093628
PMID:	21589805

Flavonoids of the roots ofVerbascum songoricum

M. P. Yuldashev

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

01-Apr-2005

doi:	10.1007/BF01374037

Alkaloids of Verbascum songoricum

R. Ziyaev, A. Abdusamatov, S. Yu. Yunusov

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

20-Nov-2004

doi:	10.1007/BF00567975

Triterpenoid saponins from Verbascum songaricum.

Hartleb I, Seifert K

Phytochemistry

01-Jan-1995

doi:	10.1016/0031-9422(94)00607-U
PMID:	7766054

Songarosaponin D--a triterpenoid saponin from Verbascum songaricum.

Hartleb I, Seifert K

Phytochemistry

01-Mar-1994

doi:	10.1016/S0031-9422(00)90657-5
PMID:	7764626

Triterpene saponins from Verbascum songaricum.

Seifert K, Preiss A, Johne S, Schmidt J, Lien NT, Lavaud C, Massiot G

Phytochemistry

01-Jan-1991

doi:	10.1016/0031-9422(91)83216-8
PMID:	1367789

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Alkaloids and derivatives
(+-)-Anabasine	2181	Click to see	162.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00567975
Anabasine	205586	Click to see C1CCNC(C1)C2=CN=CC=C2	162.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00567975
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene glycosides / Triterpene glycosides / Triterpene saponins
(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-2-[(2R,3S,4R,5R,6S)-4,5-dihydroxy-6-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-5-hydroxy-2-[[(1S,2S,4S,5R,8R,9R,10S,13S,14R,17S,18S)-2-hydroxy-9-(hydroxymethyl)-4,5,9,13,20,20-hexamethyl-24-oxahexacyclo[15.5.2.01,18.04,17.05,14.08,13]tetracos-15-en-10-yl]oxy]-6-methyl-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-4-yl]oxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]oxy-6-methyloxane-3,4,5-triol	162907480	Click to see	1089.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(94)00607-U
(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-2-[(2R,3S,4R,5R,6S)-6-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[[(3S,4R,4aR,6aR,6aR,6bS,8aS,12aR,14aR,14bS)-6a-hydroxy-4,8a-bis(hydroxymethyl)-4,6a,6b,11,11,14b-hexamethyl-2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,12a,14a-dodecahydro-1H-picen-3-yl]oxy]-5-hydroxy-6-methyl-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-4-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]oxy-6-methyloxane-3,4,5-triol	162988991	Click to see	1091.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)83216-8
(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-2-[(2R,3S,4R,5R,6S)-6-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[[(3S,4R,4aR,6aR,6aS,6bS,8aS,12aR,14aR,14bS)-6a-hydroxy-4,8a-bis(hydroxymethyl)-4,6a,6b,11,11,14b-hexamethyl-2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,12a,14a-dodecahydro-1H-picen-3-yl]oxy]-5-hydroxy-6-methyl-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-4-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]oxy-6-methyloxane-3,4,5-triol	101615134	Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(OC(C(C2O)O)OC3C(C(OC(C3OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)OC5CCC6(C(C5(C)CO)CCC7(C6C=CC8(C7(CCC9(C8CC(CC9)(C)C)CO)C)O)C)C)C)O)CO)O)O)O	1091.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)83216-8
(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-2-[(2R,3S,4R,5R,6S)-6-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[[(3S,4R,4aR,6aR,6bS,8aS,14aR,14bS)-4,8a-bis(hydroxymethyl)-4,6a,6b,11,11,14b-hexamethyl-1,2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,14a-dodecahydropicen-3-yl]oxy]-5-hydroxy-6-methyl-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-4-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]oxy-6-methyloxane-3,4,5-triol	101615133	Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(OC(C(C2O)O)OC3C(C(OC(C3OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)OC5CCC6(C(C5(C)CO)CCC7(C6C=CC8=C9CC(CCC9(CCC87C)CO)(C)C)C)C)C)O)CO)O)O)O	1073.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)83216-8
(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[(2R,3S,4R,5R,6S)-4,5-dihydroxy-6-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-5-hydroxy-2-[[(1S,4S,5R,8R,9R,10S,13S,14R,17S,18R)-9-(hydroxymethyl)-4,5,9,13,20,20-hexamethyl-24-oxahexacyclo[15.5.2.01,18.04,17.05,14.08,13]tetracos-15-en-10-yl]oxy]-6-methyl-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-4-yl]oxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol	10441198	Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2CCC3(C(C2(C)CO)CCC4(C3C=CC56C4(CCC7(C5CC(CC7)(C)C)CO6)C)C)C)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)CO)O)O)O)OC9C(C(C(C(O9)CO)OC1C(C(C(C(O1)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O	1089.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)83216-8
(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[(2R,3S,4R,5R,6S)-6-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[[(3S,4R,4aR,6aR,6bS,8aS,14aR,14bS)-4,8a-bis(hydroxymethyl)-4,6a,6b,11,11,14b-hexamethyl-1,2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,14a-dodecahydropicen-3-yl]oxy]-5-hydroxy-6-methyl-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-4-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol	101681777	Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2CCC3(C(C2(C)CO)CCC4(C3C=CC5=C6CC(CCC6(CCC54C)CO)(C)C)C)C)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)O)O)O)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)CO)OC9C(C(C(C(O9)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O	1089.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(94)00607-U
(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[(2R,3S,4R,5R,6S)-6-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[[(3S,4R,4aR,6aR,6bS,8S,8aS,14aR,14bS)-8-hydroxy-4,8a-bis(hydroxymethyl)-4,6a,6b,11,11,14b-hexamethyl-1,2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,14a-dodecahydropicen-3-yl]oxy]-5-hydroxy-6-methyl-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-4-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol	101681778	Click to see	1105.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(94)00607-U
2-[4,5-Dihydroxy-6-[5-hydroxy-2-[[2-hydroxy-9-(hydroxymethyl)-4,5,9,13,20,20-hexamethyl-24-oxahexacyclo[15.5.2.01,18.04,17.05,14.08,13]tetracos-15-en-10-yl]oxy]-6-methyl-3-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-4-yl]oxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol	74152951	Click to see	1105.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)90657-5
2-[4,5-Dihydroxy-6-[5-hydroxy-2-[[2-hydroxy-9-(hydroxymethyl)-4,5,9,13,20,20-hexamethyl-24-oxahexacyclo[15.5.2.01,18.04,17.05,14.08,13]tetracos-15-en-10-yl]oxy]-6-methyl-3-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-4-yl]oxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]oxy-6-methyloxane-3,4,5-triol	76153036	Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(OC(C(C2O)O)OC3C(C(OC(C3OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)OC5CCC6(C(C5(C)CO)CCC7(C6C=CC89C7(CC(C1(C8CC(CC1)(C)C)CO9)O)C)C)C)C)O)CO)O)O)O	1089.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(94)00607-U
2-[4,5-Dihydroxy-6-[5-hydroxy-2-[[8-hydroxy-4,8a-bis(hydroxymethyl)-4,6a,6b,11,11,14b-hexamethyl-1,2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,14a-dodecahydropicen-3-yl]oxy]-6-methyl-3-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-4-yl]oxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol	162959792	Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2CCC3(C(C2(C)CO)CCC4(C3C=CC5=C6CC(CCC6(C(CC54C)O)CO)(C)C)C)C)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)O)O)O)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)CO)OC9C(C(C(C(O9)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O	1105.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(94)00607-U
2-[4,5-Dihydroxy-6-[5-hydroxy-2-[[9-(hydroxymethyl)-4,5,9,13,20,20-hexamethyl-24-oxahexacyclo[15.5.2.01,18.04,17.05,14.08,13]tetracos-15-en-10-yl]oxy]-6-methyl-3-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-4-yl]oxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol	85144331	Click to see	1089.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)83216-8
2-[6-[2-[[4,8a-Bis(hydroxymethyl)-4,6a,6b,11,11,14b-hexamethyl-1,2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,14a-dodecahydropicen-3-yl]oxy]-5-hydroxy-6-methyl-3-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-4-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol	163034784	Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2CCC3(C(C2(C)CO)CCC4(C3C=CC5=C6CC(CCC6(CCC54C)CO)(C)C)C)C)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)O)O)O)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)CO)OC9C(C(C(C(O9)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O	1089.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(94)00607-U
3-O-((beta-D-Glucopyranosyl-(1-4)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-3))-(beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-2))-beta-D-fucopyranosyl)-13beta,28-epoxyolea-11-ene-3beta,16beta,23-triol	190817	Click to see	1105.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)90657-5
Buddlejasaponin I	54582846	Click to see	1089.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(94)00607-U
Songarosaponin A	197452	Click to see	1073.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)83216-8
Songarosaponin B	3083340	Click to see	1091.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)83216-8
Songarosaponin D	101917118	Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2CCC3(C(C2(C)CO)CCC4(C3C=CC56C4(CC(C7(C5CC(CC7)(C)C)CO6)O)C)C)C)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)CO)O)O)O)OC9C(C(C(C(O9)CO)OC1C(C(C(C(O1)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O	1105.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)90657-5
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
beta-Sitosterol 3-O-beta-D-galactopyranoside	296119	Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)C)C)C(C)C	576.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01374037
Sitogluside	5742590	Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)C)C)C(C)C	576.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01374037
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Pyridines and derivatives / Pyridinecarboxylic acids and derivatives / Pyridinecarboxylic acids
Plantagonine	12300213	Click to see	177.20	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00567975
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones
Apigenin	5280443	Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O	270.24	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01374037
Luteolin	5280445	Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O)O	286.24	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01374037
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones / Flavonols
Quercetin	5280343	Click to see	302.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01374037
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-7-O-glycosides
Luteolin 7-O-glucoside	5280637	Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O	448.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01374037

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Verbascum songaricum

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