Assertion: common mullein | /r/AtLocation | the united states
Facets:
value: by colonies in virginia
type: OTHER
value: as both a medicinal herb
type: MANNER
value: in the mid-1700s
type: TEMPORAL
value: as a fish poison
type: PURPOSE
value: deliberately
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: It was deliberately introduced to the United States as both a medicinal herb and a fish poison.
text: Common mullein, Verbascum thapsus, is a perennial herb that was first introduced into the United States in the mid-1700s by colonies in Virginia and was used as a piscicide, a chemical substance that is poisonous to fish.