Verbascum blattaria

Moth Mullein

[not native to the Mid-Atlantic area]

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Family: Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family)

Mid-Atlantic bloom time: May - June
Mid-Atlantic fruit ripe: June - July

Moth Mullein is native of Eurasia and North Africa. Its flowers may be either yellow or white, and usually have a reddish or purple center.

Moth Mullein's common name 'mullein' comes from the Latin word mollis, meaning soft. The species name blattaria means 'moth'.

15 June 2014 Beverley Mill Road, Haymarket, VA	15 June 2014 Beverley Mill Road, Haymarket, VA	10 August 2018 Gainesville, VA (white variant)	14 July 2022 Silver Lake Regional Park, Haymarket, VA (yellow variant)
15 June 2014 Beverley Mill Road, Haymarket, VA	13 September 2024 Leopold's Preserve, Haymarket, VA	13 September 2024 Leopold's Preserve, Haymarket, VA	14 July 2022 Silver Lake Regional Park, Haymarket, VA (back of flower showing sepals)
13 September 2024 Leopold's Preserve, Haymarket, VA (stem leaves)	14 July 2022 Silver Lake Regional Park, Haymarket, VA (unopened flower buds along stalks)	13 September 2024 Leopold's Preserve, Haymarket, VA (recently fertilized flowers)

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