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Figwort Family
3 species
Order: Lamiales (formerly Scrophulariales)
Family: Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family)
Genus: Verbascum
Species: Blattaria
Kingdom: Plantae
Biennial - filaments resemble moth antennae - flower
may be white or yellow - native to Europe
may be white or yellow - native to Europe
Updated November 1 2009
More Moth Mullein
Class: Magnoliopsida
Family: Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family)
Genus: Verbascum
Species: Thapsus
Kingdom: Plantae
Biennial - native to Eurasia
Updated December 27 2009
More Common Mullein
Class: Magnoliopsida
Family: Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family)
Genus: Verbascum
Species: Thapsus
Kingdom: Plantae
Biennial - native to Eurasia
Updated December 27 2009
More Common Mullein
Class: Magnoliopsida
Family: Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family)
Genus: Scrophularia
Species: Marilandica
Kingdom: Plantae
Perennial - also known as Late Figwort, Eastern Figwort
Carpenter's Square - possibly S. lanceolata (Early
Figwort) - native to Canada
Carpenter's Square - possibly S. lanceolata (Early
Figwort) - native to Canada
Updated November 1 2010
More Maryland Figwort
Class: Magnoliopsida
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Order: Lamiales (formerly Scrophulariales)
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Order: Lamiales (formerly Scrophulariales)
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Order: Lamiales (formerly Scrophulariales)
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Moth Mullein - flower approx. 2.5 cm - leaves to 12 cm - height to 1.2 m - Morningside Park - September 2009
Common Mullein (1st year) - flower to 2.5 cm - leaves to 45 cm - height to 2.5 m - Lower Don Valley (Crother's Woods) - June 2008
Common Mullein (2nd year) - flower to 2.5 cm - spike to 50 cm - leaves to 45 cm - height to 2.5 m - Marie Curtis Park - July 2010
Maryland Figwort - flower approx. 1 cm - fruit 5 to 10 mm - panicle to 30 cm - leaves to 20 cm - height to 2 m - Lower Don Valley (Crother's Woods) - September 2010