Verbascum blattaria
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Top photo courtesy Renee Brecht; bottom photo WikiCommons |
Britton & Brown Line Drawing |
| Botanical name: | Verbascum blattaria |
| Common name: | moth mullein |
| Group: | dicot |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Growth type: | forb/herb |
| Duration: | biennial |
| Origin: | introduced |
| Plant height: | 2 - 4' |
| Foliage: | alternate, leaves toothed or lobed, smooth, largest leaves longer than wide |
| Flower: | 1" across; yellow or white with reddish-purple stamens, in a spike; 5 deep, slightly irregular lobes |
| Flowering time: | June to October |
| Habitat: | fields, roadsides, waste places |
| Range in New Jersey: | statewide |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | n/a |
| Distribution: |  |