| English | Aaron's-rod | | | 1 | Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening |
| English | blanketweed | | | 1 | Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource). |
| English | common mullein | | | 1 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| English | flannelleaf | | | 1 | 1961. Webster's third new international dictionary. |
| English | flannelplant | | | 1 | 1961. Webster's third new international dictionary. |
| English | great mullein | | | 1 | Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia |
| English | grey mullein | | | 1 | Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource). |
| English | hag taper | | | 1 | Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening |
| English | mullein | | | 1 | Seed Regulatory and Testing Division, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.D.A. State noxious-weed seed requirements recognized in the administration of the Federal Seed Act (updated annually). |
| English | torches | | | 1 | Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening |
| English | velvet-dock | | | 1 | 1961. Webster's third new international dictionary. |
| English | velvetplant | | | 1 | 1961. Webster's third new international dictionary. |
| English | wild tobacco | | | 1 | Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource). |
| English (Canada) | common mullein | | Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name | 2 | Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 221-222. |
| French | bouillon blanc | | | 2 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| French | molène | | | 2 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| French (Canada) | grande molène | | Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel | 2 | Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 221-222. |
| Chinese | mao rui hua | 毛蕊花 | | 2 | Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). |
| Japanese Rōmaji | birodō-mōzuika | | | 2 | Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan. |
| Portuguese | barbasco | | | 2 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| Portuguese | verbasco | | | 2 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| Spanish | gordolobo común | | | 2 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| Spanish | guardalobo | | | 2 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| Swedish | kungsljus | | | 2 | Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) |
| Transliterated Russian | korovâk obyknovennyj | | | 2 | Laasimer, L. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of the Baltic countries; compendium of vascular plants. |