Verbascum thapsus subsp. thapsus

Great Mullein, Aaron's Rod at Hughes, ACT

Verbascum thapsus subsp. thapsus at Hughes, ACT - 15 May 2019
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Identification history

Verbascum thapsus subsp. thapsus 19 May 2019 BettyDonWood
Verbascum thapsus subsp. thapsus 19 May 2019 Mike
Verbascum sp. 19 May 2019 ruthkerruish

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There were many last year's dried up flower stalks

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BettyDonWood wrote:
   20 May 2019
I think this is velvety enough to be Verbascum thapsus.
Mike wrote:
   20 May 2019
Unmistakeable once you have seen Verbascum thapsus and V. virgata together. The flower stalks are also quite different. V. blattaria is not common and looks like V. virgata.

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Erodium botrys (Long Storksbill) at Hughes, ACT - 20 Jun 2020 by KL
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Wahlenbergia sp. (Bluebell) at Hughes, ACT - 31 Mar 2020 by jennyt
Wahlenbergia sp. (Bluebell) at Hughes, ACT - 31 Mar 2020 by jennyt
Wahlenbergia sp. (Bluebell) at Hughes, ACT - 31 Mar 2020 by jennyt
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Wahlenbergia luteola (Yellowish Bluebell) at Hughes, ACT - 29 Mar 2020 by jennyt
Chrysocephalum apiculatum (Common Everlasting) at Hughes, ACT - 29 Mar 2020 by jennyt
Wahlenbergia sp. (Bluebell) at Hughes, ACT - 29 Mar 2020 by jennyt
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Tricoryne elatior (Yellow Rush Lily) at Hughes, ACT - 29 Mar 2020 by jennyt
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Lentinus arcularius (Fringed Polypore) at Hughes, ACT - 16 Feb 2020 by jennyt
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Convolvulus angustissimus subsp. angustissimus (Australian Bindweed) at Hughes, ACT - 13 Nov 2019 by kieranh
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Senecio quadridentatus (Cotton Fireweed) at Hughes, ACT - 12 Nov 2019 by JackyF
Senecio quadridentatus (Cotton Fireweed) at Hughes, ACT - 12 Nov 2019 by JackyF
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Dacelo novaeguineae (Laughing Kookaburra) at Deakin, ACT - 8 Jun 2019 by LisaH
Chenopodium sp. at Deakin, ACT - 20 May 2019 by ruthkerruish
Eragrostis parviflora (Weeping Love Grass) at Hughes, ACT - 15 May 2019 by ruthkerruish
Acacia rubida (Red-stemmed Wattle, Red-leaved Wattle) at Hughes, ACT - 15 May 2019 by ruthkerruish
Callistemon sp. (A Bottlebrush) at Hughes, ACT - 15 May 2019 by ruthkerruish
Callitris endlicheri (Black Cypress Pine) at Hughes, ACT - 15 May 2019 by ruthkerruish
Bothriochloa macra (Red Grass, Red-leg Grass) at Hughes, ACT - 15 May 2019 by ruthkerruish
Pistacia chinensis (Chinese Pistachio) at Deakin, ACT - 15 May 2019 by ruthkerruish
Wahlenbergia capillaris (Tufted Bluebell) at Hughes, ACT - 15 May 2019 by ruthkerruish
Dysphania pumilio (Small Crumbweed) at Hughes, ACT - 14 May 2019 by ruthkerruish
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Apina callisto (Pasture Day Moth) at Hughes, ACT - 19 Apr 2019 by LisaH
Acacia baileyana (Cootamundra Wattle, Golden Mimosa) at Hughes, ACT - 12 Apr 2019 by ruthkerruish
Erigeron sp. (Fleabanes) at Hughes, ACT - 12 Apr 2019 by ruthkerruish
Dysphania pumilio (Small Crumbweed) at Hughes, ACT - 12 Apr 2019 by ruthkerruish
Passiflora caerulea (Blue Passionflower) at Hughes, ACT - 12 Apr 2019 by ruthkerruish
Grevillea rosmarinifolia subsp. rosmarinifolia (Rosemary Grevillea) at Hughes, ACT - 12 Apr 2019 by ruthkerruish
Dichelachne sp. (Plume Grasses) at Hughes, ACT - 12 Apr 2019 by ruthkerruish
Chenopodium sp. at Hughes, ACT - 12 Apr 2019 by ruthkerruish
Westringia eremicola (Slender Western Rosemary) at Deakin, ACT - 13 Jan 2019 by KL
Opuntia elata (A Prickly Pear) at Deakin, ACT - 14 Dec 2018 by RWPurdie
Oxypetalum coeruleum (Tweedia or Southern Star) at Hughes, ACT - 9 Dec 2018 by KL
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  • 16 - 100 Abundance
  • 15 May 2019 10:00 AM Recorded on
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  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height

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