Latin name: Verbascum thapsus L.
Pronunciation: ver-BAS-kum THAP-sus
Common name: Woolly mullein
Family: Scrophulariaceae (Figwort)
Habitat: Waste and disturbed places, occasional in southern California, especially above 4000', native to Eurasia
Blooming period: June to September
Name derivations: 1) Verbascum 2) thapsus
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