Common name:
Twiggy mullein
Family:
Scientific name:
Verbascum virgatum
Main flower color:
Range:
Native to the far southwest; introduced to other areas of southern England, and Wales
Height:
Up to 150 cm
Habitat:
Dry grassland, waste ground
Flowers:
Five yellow petals, overlapping towards the base, and five narrower, triangular sepals, covered with glandular hairs, as is all of the stem. Five stamens, the lower two longer with decurrent anthers, and hairless towards the top, the upper three shorter, hairy all along, with transverse anthers. Stamen hairs are red-purple. Flowers are attached by stalks which are shorter than the calyx
Leaves:
Dark green, with irregularly toothed margins and a wrinkled surface. Basal leaves taper at the base, while those up the stem are heart-shaped at the base, and somewhat clasping
Season:
June to September
Rarity:
★★★★★
