. Bulletin. 14 BULLETIN 26, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF Fig. 11.—Mullein (Verbascum thapsus), flowering plant. MULLEIN. Verbascum thapsus L. Other common names.— Common mullein, great mullein, mullein dock, velvet dock, Aaron's-rod, Adam' s-flannel, old-man's- flannel, blanket-leaf, bul- lock's lungwort, cow's lungwort, clown's lung- wort, candlewick, , felt- wort, flannel-leaf, hare's- beard, hedge taper, bog taper, ice - leaf, Jacob's- staff, Jupiter's-staff, lady's foxglove, Peter's- staff, shepherd's-club, torches, torchwort, velvet plant, woollen. Habitat and range.— Mullein is a we
. Bulletin. 14 BULLETIN 26, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF Fig. 11.—Mullein (Verbascum thapsus), flowering plant. MULLEIN. Verbascum thapsus L. Other common names.— Common mullein, great mullein, mullein dock, velvet dock, Aaron's-rod, Adam' s-flannel, old-man's- flannel, blanket-leaf, bul- lock's lungwort, cow's lungwort, clown's lung- wort, candlewick, , felt- wort, flannel-leaf, hare's- beard, hedge taper, bog taper, ice - leaf, Jacob's- staff, Jupiter's-staff, lady's foxglove, Peter's- staff, shepherd's-club, torches, torchwort, velvet plant, woollen. Habitat and range.— Mullein is a weed found in fields, pastures, along roadsides, and in waste places, its range extend- ing from Maine to Minne- sota and southward. It is also spreading in the Western States. Description.—It is not a difficult matter to rec- ognize this plant, with its tall, straight stem, its large felty or flannellike leaves, and its long, dense spike of yellow flowers. (Fig.' 11.) Mullein is a member of the figwort family (Scrophularia- ceae) and is a biennial, producing during its first year only a rosette of downy leaves, followed from June to August of the second year by the long flowering stalk with its close clusters of gold- en-yellow flowers. The stout, densely hairy, erect stem of the mullein plant reaches a height sometimes of 7 feet. The leaves, which, with the excep- tion of the basal ones, are stemless, are placed alternately along the stem; they. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Office of Experiment Stations. Washington, Govt. Print. Off
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