Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Verbascum blattaria L.

Origin: introduced

Common names:

Moth mullein [Moth mullen] (1840-Present, said to repel roaches hence name) (3, 4, 5, 19, 45, 50, 62, 63, 72, 92, 97, 122, 124, 155, 156, 158)

Mullin with the white flower (1671, accidentally introduced by 1671, Josselyn) (46)

Sleek mullein (1840) (19)

Slippery mullein (1898, Southold Long Island) (77)