Wand Mullein
Wand Mullein
Verbascum virgatum
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Biennial
Size
Small
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate grassland
Range
Western Europe
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Uncommon

About

Wand mullein is a plant that grows in the wild, often on the edges of forests. It has long stems and thin leaves, which can grow up to 2 feet long.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Scrophulariaceae
Genus
Verbascum
Species
Verbascum virgatum