Verbascum thapsus
Common name
woolly mullein, common mullein
Family
Scrophulariaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
NVS code
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VERTHA
Conservation status
Not applicable
Habitat
Roadsides, waste places, pasture.
Features
Leaves are greyish with soft, velvety hairs.
Flower colours
Yellow
Year naturalised
1867
Origin
Europe, W. Asia
Life Cycle Comments
Biennial