*Verbascum thapsus Linnaeus ssp. thapsus . Woolly Mullein, Common Mullein, Flannel-plant, Velvet-plant. Phen: May-Sep; Jul-Oct. Hab: Fields, roadsides, disturbed areas, sometimes weedy on rock outcrops. Dist: Native of Europe.
Origin/Endemic status: Europe
Taxonomy Comments: Hybridizing with Verbascum phlomoides when they co-occur, forming Verbascum ×kerneri Borbás.
Synonymy: = FNA17; < Verbascum thapsus L. – Ar, C, F, Fl6, G, GrPl, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mi, NcTx, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, S, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WH3, WV, Pennell (1935)
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (name change)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (name change)
- Great Plains: UPL (name change)
- Midwest: UPL (name change)
- Northcentral & Northeast: UPL (name change)
Heliophily: 8
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