Summary ⁴

Verbascum thapsus (great mullein or common mullein) is a species of mullein native to Europe, northern Africa, and Asia, and introduced in the Americas and Australia.

How to recognize it? ⁵

Tall, yellow spike flowers compactly attached directly to stem. Soft, large fuzzy leaves. Grow to 2m (6.6 ft).

Observations in Banff National Park ⁶

https://inaturalist.ca/observations?project_id=69401&taxon_id=59029&place_id=any&verifiable=any

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Steve Chilton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/73779416@N00/898761454
2. (c) anonymous, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Verbascum_nigrum_02.jpg
3. (c) Ryan Hodnett, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Common_Mullein_(Verbascum_thapsus)_-_Kitchener,_Ontario.jpg
4. Adapted by bioblitzbanff from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verbascum_thapsus
5. (c) bioblitzbanff, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
6. (c) metallyza, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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