Weeds - Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority
Weeds - Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority
Weeds - Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority
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Regionally Controlled Weed<br />
Great Mullein<br />
Verbascum thapsus<br />
(Velvet Dock, Blanket Weed, Flannel Leaf, Aaron’s Rod)<br />
Description: An erect, densely hairy biennial herb up to<br />
2.5 m tall.<br />
flowers: Yellow, 2-2.5 cm diameter, clustered on flower spike<br />
up to 1 m tall. 5 petals, 3 with fine woolly filaments. Flowers<br />
occur between January and March.<br />
leaves: Grey-green, covered with matted layers of short<br />
hairs. Rosette leaves are alternate and up to 50 cm long.<br />
Stem leaves tapered at the base and strongly veined<br />
underneath.<br />
stems: One main erect stem. Densely woolly with wings<br />
running down from leaf bases.<br />
Note: Readily colonises less fertile sites and dominates<br />
disturbed and overgrazed areas.<br />
similar Native species: Unlikely to be confused with native<br />
species.<br />
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