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Name - Verbascum thapsus L. |
Family
- Scrophulariaceae |
| Densely-hairy or woolly biennial
to 6 feet (2m) tall. Basal leaves in rosette. Stem leaves,
alternate, densely-hairy, elliptic in shape, without petioles
and with a leaf base that is fused to and extends down
the stem. Flowers, yellow, densely-packed in a tall growing
cylindrical spike. Only a few flowers open at any one
time. Reproduces by seed. Commonly found on roadsides
and waste places. Occurs throughout the United States
except for the upper Great Plains. Also found in Canada,
Europe, Asia, Australia, and Hawaii. |
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