Verbascum sp.

Mullein at Yarralumla, ACT

Verbascum sp. at Yarralumla, ACT - 1 Feb 2019 10:00 AM
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Identification history

Verbascum sp. 3 Feb 2019 BettyDonWood
Verbascum sp. 3 Feb 2019 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 2 Feb 2019 ruthkerruish

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Umbrella sedge (Cyperus eragrostis) in the background.

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BettyDonWood wrote:
   4 Feb 2019
I have found some images on ALA from John Tann who is an ecologist from Sydney. It could be either Verbascum thapsus or V. virgatum. There wew no images of Verbascum blattaria in seed, so that is a possibility too.

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Additional information

  • 30cm to 1 metre Plant height

Species information

  • Verbascum sp. Scientific name
  • Mullein Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Medium weed or pest
  • 557.35m to 657m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower

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