Biennial; leaves velvety; flower spike can reach 6 feet tall; seeds line stalk and, once in soil, maintain viability for a hundred years or more. Native to Eurasia and northern Africa.
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Common Mullein
Genus species:
Verbascum thapsus
Common Names:
Common Mullein, Giant Mullein
Family Name:
Scrophulariaceae
Annual or perennial herbs; leaves various; flowers bisexual, regular or irregular, bilabiate in some, in various clusters; fruit a capsule.
Seed Type
Angiosperm
Origin:
Native: native to North America. Non-native: not native to North America. Introduced Native: native to North America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA terminology
Nonnative
Category:
Wildflower
Flower Color:
Yellow
Identified by:
A. Swanson
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