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Scrophulariaceae
Verbascum

*Verbascum thapsus Linnaeus ssp. thapsus. Common name: Woolly Mullein, Common Mullein, Flannel-plant, Velvet-plant. Phenology: May-Sep; Jul-Oct. Habitat: Fields, roadsides, disturbed areas, sometimes weedy on rock outcrops. Distribution: Native of Europe.

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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, K4, Mi, Mo3, NcTx, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, S, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WH3, WV, Pennell (1935). Basionym: Verbascum thapsus L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Verbascum thapsus ssp. thapsus - FNA17

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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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