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Dark Mullein is relatively uncommon in Ontario. Like all Mulleins, it is not native.
It resembles Common Mullein (Verbascum thapsus), except the flowers are darker, have blue/purple centers, and the main stalk is thinner. Also the leaves are very different. |
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A closer view of the flowers. |
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Note the blue/purple centers. These are the stamens. |
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A very close view of the flowers. |
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Unopened flower buds. |
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The stem is thinner than that of Common Mullein (Verbascum thapsus), and is sometimes ragged-looking, ie, not straight.
The only specimens of Dark Mullein I have ever seen are along the Waterfront Trail in Hamilton. |
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The lower leaves. There are no leaves above about the halfway point up the stem. |
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Close-up view of a leaf. These leaves are quite different than those of Common Mullein (Verbascum thapsus). They are not fuzzy, are prominently veined, and are a different shape. |
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Range map for Dark Mullein (Verbascum nigrum)
PLEASE NOTE: A coloured Province or State means this species occurs somewhere in that Province/State.
The entire Province/State is coloured, regardless of where in that Province/State it occurs.
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(Range map provided courtesy of the USDA website
and is displayed here in accordance with their
Policies)
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