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 Basal leaves Patrick Alexander @http://swbiodiversity.org, Usage Rights: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) |  Plant Max Licher @http://swbiodiversity.org, Usage Rights: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) |  Plants Patrick Alexander @http://swbiodiversity.org, Usage Rights: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) | | | |
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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Perennial Similar Species: Verbascum thaspus
General Desc:
Solitary, tall stem from a taproot with whorled leaves and a large spike-like arrangement of flowers.
Identification notes: Erect stout stalk, leaves and flowers dense along the stem; long, blade-like leaves from a basal rosette becoming whorled up the length of the stalk; star-shaped, light green flowers are dotted dark spots. Verbascum thaspus has yellow flowers.
Height:
1 to 6 feet
Habitat Description: Found in wet areas in meadows and conifer forests.
Plant Communities:
Montane Conifer Forest, Riparian
Elevation: 5000 - 10000 feet
Color:
Light green
Shape:
Regular in elongated clusters
Tubular:
N
Flowering Period:
May - Sep
Description:
Flowers 4-lobed in clusters along the length of the stalk and on stems up to 4 inches long arising from the leaf nodes; petals elliptic to ovate and pointed, light green with dark speckles; sepals linear lance-like.
Leaf Color:
Light green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Narrow
Leaf Margin:
Smooth
Leaf Attachment:
Basal and opposite
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
Stems
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Long, blade-like leaves when mature, arise from a basal rosette and becoming whorled on the stems; basal leaves to 18 inches long and 6 inches wide, reversed lance-like shape, attached to the stem by the pointed end, other end rounded.
Fruit Color: Green turning to brown
Fruit Type: Capsule
Fruit Notes: Tulip shaped, about 2 inches; open spontaneously when ripe.
Seed Notes: Rectangular and flattened with a small wing, dark brown, 1-1/2 to 2-1/3 inches long.
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