September 5, 2026
A Young Peregrine on the Ascent
Yesterday in the Mohonk Preserve near New Paltz, N.Y., Chris Nadareski of the NYC DEP released four young rehabbed peregrines,…
What is this plant by the Butterfly Garden (and probably along the Green Way path)?
Hint: The leaves feel like lamb's ears…
Deedee Burnside and Diane Van Kempen both answered correctly.
Deedee wrote simply: Mullein – Verbascum.
Diane wrote: Great mullein, Verbascum thapsus, introduced. A full-grown plant can take up an enormous amount of space. It is considered invasive in NJ. With its enormous height of 10 feet the second year and proliferation of seeds, it is best eliminated as soon as possible.