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Fri, Apr 17, 09 at 15:06
| Found this at the side of the road, and it looks like a version of mullein (according to Foster's Medicinal herbs of the southeast) but it is not exactly.
Anyway, can anybody positively ID it?
www.pauldrayton.com/uploadfiles/pics/misc/Housepics009-large.jpg www.pauldrayton.com/uploadfiles/pics/misc/Housepics010-large.jpg Thanks1 |
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- Posted by herbalbetty z5NY (My Page) on Fri, Apr 17, 09 at 17:01
| Paul. Mullein and mugwort are two different plants. Mullein (Verbascum thapsus) is a biennial and Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) is a perennial. Mullein has a spike of tightly growing yellow flowers. Mugwort has very tiny whitish flowers. Neither is what you have. It looks like you might have something in the lettuce family. |
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- Posted by daisyduckworth Aust (My Page) on Fri, Apr 17, 09 at 19:09
| Take it to a nursery, or to your local agricultural authority, or to a horticulture school, or to your botanical gardens for expert identification. Don't even THINK about using it it any way until you know with absolute certainty what it is. |
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- Posted by pomme8916 (joair89@inbox.com) on Fri, Apr 17, 09 at 19:10
| herbalbetty is right. Mullein has some fuzz on the leaves. I hope this is of assistance to you. |
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| Paul - I believe you do have a mullein there, ie it IS a Verbascum, but not V. thapsus. I can't tell you which one because I am not familiar with US plants. As HB says mugwort is a different plant entirely. I suggest you post your pictures over on the 'Name that plant' forum here on GW where someone will almost certainly id it for you. |
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- Posted by fatamorgana Zone 5/6 (My Page) on Sat, Apr 18, 09 at 14:10
| Looks like Moth Mullein, Verbascum blattaria, to me. See what you think. FataMorgana |
Here is a link that might be useful: Google Images - Moth Mullein
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