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Verbascum thapsus

Common Mullein

Native/Alien:

Alien

Invasive Status:

Watch List A - Naturalize and may become a problem (*)

Type:

Biennial

Size:

1 to 5 feet ft

Light:

sun

Soil Moisture:

Mesic to sub-xeric (*)

Bloom Time:

Summer, fall

Bloom Area:

SW

State Rank:

S4 - 100-1000 Extant Populations - Apparently secure in NC, with many occurrences (*)

Notes:

Introduced from Europe

Plants

image

Black Mountain, mid June 2002
© MB Baumeister

Bloom Stalk

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Black Mountain, mid June 2002
© MB Baumeister

Closeup of Buds and Bloom

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Black Mountain, mid June 2002
© MB Baumeister

Plant with Multiple Bloom Stalks

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Black Mountain, July 2002
© MB Baumeister

Links:

 USDA PLANTS Database Record

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