Verbascum thapsus

Common Mullein

Family Scrophulariaceae

Description

Growth Form: Herbaceous plant.

Leaves: Large and Woolly. Gray-green. Grow up entire stalk. Upper leaves narrow into stem.

 

Leaves

Flowers

Flowers: Biennial. Produce leaf rosette in first year; club-like flower-head in second year.

Fruits: Egg-shaped and light brown with 4 curved points at tip. Contain 1-2 black seeds. Mature in August through September.

Buds: Hairy and without scales.

Bark: Light brown. Can be smooth to rough and scaly.

Habitat and Range

Poor fields, waste areas. Eastern/Central North America.

Season

Summertime plant. Leaves can be harvested May-Sept.

Flower

Leaves

Fun Facts

Tea made with Mullein was used as an herbal remedy for lung ailments.

Recipe!