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

The common name 'mullein' comes from the Latin word mollis, meaning soft. The species name blattaria means 'moth'. Its flowers may be either yellow or white, and usually have a reddish center.




15 June 2014
Beverley Mill Road, Haymarket, VA
15 June 2014
Beverley Mill Road, Haymarket, VA
10 August 2018
Gainesville, VA
15 June 2014
Beverley Mill Road, Haymarket, VA




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