In Colorado, the moth mullein (Verbascum blattaria) is considered a noxious weed, and efforts are being made to manage that plant. This plant is different, with smooth leaves that have lobes and ...

Of the 1,150 seeds in the bottle, 25 seedlings of moth mullein germinated, but two of the plants looked a little odd to the scientists. They began to theorize that the plants were hybrids of two ...

"The molecular genetics work confirmed the phenotypes we saw, which is that the plants were Verbascum blattaria, or moth mullein, and one hybrid of Verbascum blattaria and Verbascum thapsus ...

Strategy: This biennial plant grows in disturbed areas with compact ... head and each flower has a distinct stem (unlike common mullein) and forms a round fruit. It can grow up to 8 feet tall ...

And germinate they did … except something didn’t look quite right. Of the 1,150 seeds in the bottle, 25 seedlings of moth mullein germinated, but two of the plants looked a little odd to the ...

In 1879, botanist William J. Beal filled 20 bottles with soil and seeds and buried them on what is now Michigan State University’s campus grounds. In April 2021, the 16th bottle was unearthed ...