Wand Mullein

Verbascum virgatum

''Verbascum virgatum'', commonly known as twiggy mullein and wand mullein, is a plant species in the family Scrophulariaceae.
Wand Mullien This has now been naturalised in Australia. Australia,Geotagged,Verbascum virgatum

Appearance

It is a tall-growing biennial herb reaching a height of between 1 and 2 metres. The flowers are 3 to 4 cm in diameter and are yellow with a purple centre.

Distribution

The species is native to Great Britain, Italy, France, the Iberian Peninsula, the Canary Islands and the Madeira Islands.

Additionally, it is naturalised in South Africa, North America, South America, Australia, New Zealand, Melanesia, Polynesia and the Azores.

References:

Some text fragments are auto parsed from Wikipedia.

Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderLamiales
FamilyScrophulariaceae
GenusVerbascum
SpeciesV. virgatum
Photographed in
Australia