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Moth Mullein - Verbascum blattaria Yellow or white flowers with rounded five united, rounded petals. There are five stamens with orange anthers and purple hairs on the filaments. The leaves are triangular to oblong and coarsely toothed.<br /> <br /> The fuzzy, purple filaments resemble moth antennae, hence the common name.<br /> <br /> Spotted growing next to a pond in a deciduous forest.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/62685/moth_mullein_-_verbascum_blattaria.html" title="Moth Mullein - Verbascum blattaria"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/62685_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=6X9DikiVD5RCgi9qckVWPk2fGrs%3D" width="126" height="152" alt="Moth Mullein - Verbascum blattaria Yellow or white flowers with rounded five united, rounded petals. There are five stamens with orange anthers and purple hairs on the filaments. The leaves are triangular to oblong and coarsely toothed.<br /> <br /> The fuzzy, purple filaments resemble moth antennae, hence the common name.<br /> <br /> Spotted growing next to a pond in a deciduous forest.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/62684/moth_mullein_-_verbascum_blattaria.html Geotagged,Moth mullein,Summer,United States,Verbascum blattaria" /></a></figure> Geotagged,Moth Mullein,Moth mullein,Summer,United States,Verbascum,Verbascum blattaria,flower,invasive,wildflower Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Moth Mullein - Verbascum blattaria

Yellow or white flowers with rounded five united, rounded petals. There are five stamens with orange anthers and purple hairs on the filaments. The leaves are triangular to oblong and coarsely toothed.

The fuzzy, purple filaments resemble moth antennae, hence the common name.

Spotted growing next to a pond in a deciduous forest.

Moth Mullein - Verbascum blattaria Yellow or white flowers with rounded five united, rounded petals. There are five stamens with orange anthers and purple hairs on the filaments. The leaves are triangular to oblong and coarsely toothed.<br /> <br /> The fuzzy, purple filaments resemble moth antennae, hence the common name.<br /> <br /> Spotted growing next to a pond in a deciduous forest.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/62684/moth_mullein_-_verbascum_blattaria.html Geotagged,Moth mullein,Summer,United States,Verbascum blattaria

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    Twinsie posts! :D Too awesome! Posted 7 years ago
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      Whaaat?! Posted 7 years ago
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        Bahaha! So perfect. Posted 7 years ago
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          Yup! We could have been the same person in this case. :D Posted 7 years ago
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            Yep! Posted 7 years ago
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      omg what a beautiful coincidence :) Posted 7 years ago
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        Haha, yes. So weird. Lisa's a relative stranger that I feel like I've known my entire life <3 Posted 7 years ago
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          We are such wonderful weirdos. Posted 7 years ago

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The Moth mullein

''Verbascum blattaria'', or moth mullein, is a flowering biennial weed belonging to the Scrophulariaceae family. An invasive species native to Eurasia and North Africa, it has naturalized in the United States and most of Canada since its introduction. It has been declared a noxious weed by the state of Colorado.

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Uploaded Jul 9, 2018. Captured Jul 7, 2018 09:33 in 80 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/6.3
  • 1/664s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.