Weed details for common mullein

Full name

common mullein (Verbascum thapsus)

Characteristics

Flowers: Yellow with 5 petals
Leaves: Oblong leaves with smooth edges; very dense hair
Habitat: Found throughout U.S.
Life cycle: Biennial
Other common names: big taper; flannel plant; velvet dock; velvet plant; woolly mullein; flannel mullein; great mullein; mullein

Taxonomic data retrieved May 21, 2008, from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database, http://www.itis.gov.