Verbascum thapsus
common mullein, flannel mullein
Photo credit: Larry Allain, U.S. Geological Survey
Photo credit: Billie L. Turner Plant Resources Center at The University of Texas at Austin
Photo credit: Billie L. Turner Plant Resources Center at The University of Texas at Austin
Photo credit: Larry Allain, U.S. Geological Survey
With permission of LDWF Natural Heritage Program
Family
Scrophulariaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate, basal (rosulate)
Leaf Attachment
petiolate, sessile
Leaf Margin
entire, crenate
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
oblong, elliptic, oblanceolate
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
yellow
Flower Month
March - November
Height (meters)
0.3 - 2.0
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
introduced
Lifespan
biennial
Wetland Class
FACU
Field Characters
Plants from a basal rosette. Its leaves are densely covered with branching hairs.
Habitat
Disturbed roadsides, weedy lots and fields. Also on rocky or gravelly banks and in open woodlands.