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Monday Morning Mystery 071116
These tall slender plants with yellow flowers are popping up all over the Celery Farm, on the summit of High Mountain and elsewhere. What are they, and why are they a pain to photograph?
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My attention was drawn to this plant this morning, when a goldfinch alighted on one. Thanks for the ID!
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Thanks so much for identifying the common mullein for us. It came in a wildflower mix we planted in our yard.
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What she said, lol.
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No danger in studying plants!
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Moth Mullein ia a great plant, I like them both even though they are not native!
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Tom Burr liked the smaller Moth Mullein and photographed it often in the meadow. Danger from bees and poison ivy maybe?
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Verbascum thapsus (great mullein or common mullein)
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Connie
My attention was drawn to this plant this morning, when a goldfinch alighted on one. Thanks for the ID!
sallyt.
Thanks so much for identifying the common mullein for us. It came in a wildflower mix we planted in our yard.
Marianne Herrmann
What she said, lol.
Deedee Burnside
No danger in studying plants!
Deedee Burnside
Moth Mullein ia a great plant, I like them both even though they are not native!
Molly Gardener
Tom Burr liked the smaller Moth Mullein and photographed it often in the meadow. Danger from bees and poison ivy maybe?
Deedee Burnside
Verbascum thapsus (great mullein or common mullein)