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Photographer: Robert R. Kowal
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Family Scrophulariaceae
Verbascum phlomoides L.
clasping mullein, orange mullein
Verbascum: corrupted form of Barbascum, the ancient Latin name for this plant
phlomoides: like Phlomis which is Greek for "plant"
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| Status: | Introduced - naturalized |
| Plant: | erect, biennial, 2'-4'+ tall forb with branching hairs and no glands |
| Flower: | yellow, 5-parted, 3/4"-1 1/4" wide, nearly regular in shape, the 3 lower lobes slightly longer than the upper 2, 5 stamens; inflorescence a dense, spike-like cluster becoming more open with time; blooms July-Oct. |
| Leaf: | first year a basal rosette then becoming alternate, toothed, hairy on both sides, stalkless, mostly not extending down the stem |
| Habitat: | disturbed sites |
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