Common names:
Great mullein, common mullein
Family:
Scientific name:
Verbascum thapsus
Main flower color:
Range:
Ireland, Wales, England and southern Scotland
Height:
Up to 2 m
Habitat:
Verges, waste ground, dry grassland, open woodland
Flowers:
The corolla, up to 35 mm across, has five yellow lobes and is centred on five stamens and a greenish pistil, topped by a club-shaped stigma. Three of the stamens have yellow hairs along their filaments, and an (orange) anther held horizontal, attached in the middle, while the other two anthers have hairless filaments, and angled anthers. The inflorescence is a dense, elongated cluster, usually unbranched
Leaves:
Ovate, large (up to 40 cm long), tapering to a winged stalk and densely covered by white, woolly hairs, as are the stem, bracts and calyces. Strongly veined underneath
Season:
June to August
Rarity:
★★★★★
