Verbascum thapsus (Commum mullein)
Image credit: Haythem GataaIdentification tips
Tip #1: the genus name Verbascum was derived from the Latin of the species barbascum, which means "bearded plant" this association is made with the amount of hair squeeging the plant. Thapsus was a city in what is now Tunisia.
Plant shape
2º Identification tip: is a biennial plant they form rosettes and are not branched, first year produce the rosette and in the second emit flowers.
#Leaves
3º Identification tip: the leaves are hairy, giving this plant a fuzzy white appearance. The leaves tend to be larger at the base of the rosette and thin as they rise in the stem.
Stem
4º Identification tip: the stem only has its formation for flowering, not assisting in the identification of the plant.
Flowers
5º Identification tip: the flowers are in long bunches and have yellow coloration, when dried have straw coloring.
Seeds
6º Identification tip: the seeds are small and have peculiar rectangular characteristic.
Seedlings - the terror of all
7º Identification tip: cotyledons have petioles and the limbo has a rounded shape, the true leaves have an oval shape with pointed tips. Leaves and cotyledons are covered by hair.
