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Annual Mullein
Verbascum boerhavii
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Wand MulleinVerbascum virgatum
great mulleinVerbascum thapsus
Hoary MulleinVerbascum pulverulentum
Dense-flowered MulleinVerbascum densiflorum
Orange MulleinVerbascum phlomoides
Nettle-leaved MulleinVerbascum chaixii
White MulleinVerbascum lychnitis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| France | 390 |
|---|---|
| Spain | 324 |
| Cataluña/Catalunya | 300 |
| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 194 |
| Occitanie | 176 |
| Italy | 44 |
| Nord-Ovest | 41 |
| Comunitat Valenciana | 17 |
| Corse | 11 |
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 9 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Mints, Plantains, Olives, and Allies · Lamiales |
| Family | figwort family · Scrophulariaceae |
| Genus | mulleins · Verbascum |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Annual Mullein with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.