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Britton & Brown Line Drawing |
Botanical name: | Verbascum blattaria |
Common name: | moth mullein |
Group: | dicot |
Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
Growth type: | forb/herb |
Duration: | biennial |
Origin: | introduced |
Plant height: | 2 - 4' |
Foliage: | alternate, leaves toothed or lobed, smooth, largest leaves longer than wide |
Flower: | 1" across; yellow or white with reddish-purple stamens, in a spike; 5 deep, slightly irregular lobes |
Flowering time: | June to October |
Habitat: | fields, roadsides, waste places |
Range in New Jersey: | statewide |
Heritage ranking, if any: | n/a |
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