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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Verbascum thapsus ssp. thapsus
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
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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
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Verbascum thapsus
COMMON NAME:
Woolly Mullein, Common Mullein, Flannel-plant, Velvet-plant
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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 (Miller & Miller, 2005).
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).
Gill Newberry gn07_v_thapsis_flowers
July
Inflorescence dense and spike-like (at least initially), per Weakley's Flora.
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).
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 (Miller & Miller, 2005).
COMPARE
Clasping Mullein, Moth Mullein, Wand Mullein, and Woolly Mullein
JK Marlow jkm220722_9281
July Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
Leaves sessile, decurrent down the stem to the next leaf, per Weakley's Flora.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
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
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Verbascum thapsus