Latin name: Verbascum virgatum Stokes
Pronunciation: ver-BAS-kum vir-GAY-tum
Common name: Wand mullein
Family: Scrophulariaceae (Figwort)
Habitat: Streambanks, roadsides, disturbed grasslands, coastal sage scrub, chaparral, oak woodland, to 4500', Southwest (except Channel Islands and San Jacintos), naturalized from Eurasia
Blooming period: May to September
Name derivations: 1) Verbascum 2) virgatum
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