Species

Verbascum thapsus

Common Name(s)

woolly mullein, common mullein

Authority

Verbascum thapsus L.

Family

Scrophulariaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

VERTHA

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Herbs other than Composites

Habitat

Roadsides, waste places, pasture.

Features

Leaves are greyish with soft, velvety hairs.

Flower Colours

Yellow

Year Naturalised

1867

Origin

Europe, W. Asia

Life Cycle Comments
Biennial

This page last updated on 9 Jun 2010