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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Verbascum thapsus ssp. thapsus
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Read more about Verbascum at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Verbascum thapsus
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Verbascum thapsus ssp. thapsus
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 166-12-003:
Verbascum thapsus
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
COMMON NAME:
Woolly Mullein, Common Mullein, Flannel-plant, Velvet-plant
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_veth_001_lvd
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Gill Newberry gn04_v_thapsis_plant
April
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JK Marlow jkm0404g_37
April Haywood County NC
Roadside
Leaves densely woolly hairy, in a basal rosette & alternate spiral on stem, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
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JK Marlow jkm150607_260
June McDowell County? NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Basal and lower stem leaves with blades basally attenuate, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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Gill Newberry gn07_v_thapsis_flowers
July
Inflorescence dense and spike-like (at least initially), per Weakley's Flora.
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Gill Newberry gn07_v_thapsus_habitat
July
Middle to upper stem leaves sessile, decurrent on the stem to the next leaf, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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JK Marlow jkm0507e_01
July Fayette County WV
Roadside
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JK Marlow jkm060709_029
July Fayette County WV
Leaves sessile, decurrent down the stem to the next leaf, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm060723_017
July Transylvania County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Corolla yellow and 5-lobed, 15-25mm wide, within woolly 5-lobed sepals, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
COMPARE
Clasping Mullein, Moth Mullein, Wand Mullein, and Woolly Mullein
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JK Marlow jkm140724_093
July Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_verbascum_thapsus_10
July
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Tim Spira tpsvthapsus
July
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Keith Bradley kab_v_thapsus_2392
August Madison County VA
Shenandoah National Park
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JK Marlow jkm210914_3682
September Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm210914_3710
September Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm111106_266
November Jackson County NC
Roadside
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmverbascum_thapsus
Month Unknown
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Verbascum thapsus ssp. thapsus
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Verbascum thapsus
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Verbascum thapsus ssp. thapsus
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 166-12-003:
Verbascum thapsus
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
1595
Forb
Biennial
Non-native: Europe
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common
Look for it in fields, roadsides, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2006
- Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2013
- Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2009
...Variable
...Dry
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal rosette & alternate
Stem leaves sessile
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Yellow
Bisexual
Weakly bilaterally symmetrical
5 sepals
5-parted 2-lipped rotate corolla
5 fertile exserted stamens
Superior ovary
Inflorescence a spike
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses p192
- Great Smoky Mountains Wildflowers p084
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p396
- Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control p270
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p188
- Southern Appalachian Wildflowers p112
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p222
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry p209
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p086
- Wild Flowers of NC, 1st edition p168
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition p224
- Wildflowers of Tennessee p248
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p291
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont p464
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p152
- Weeds of Southern Turfgrasses p186