Verbascum thapsus

Common Mullein

[not native to the Mid-Atlantic area]

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Family: Scrophulariaceae

Mid-Atlantic bloom time: June - September
Mid-Atlantic fruit ripe: July - October

The common name 'mullein' comes from the Latin word mollis, meaning soft.

15 June 2014 Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA

15 June 2014 Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA

3 August 2013 Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA

3 August 2013 Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA

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