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Common mullein leaves are grayish with soft, velvety hairs. The plant is a biennial, living for two years. In its first year, it grows leaves in a basal rosette (see the bottom photo). It sends up a flower stalk and produces seeds in the second year.

• Family: Figwort (Scrophulariaceae)
• Habitat: fields, roadsides & waste places
• Height: 2 to 8 feet
• Flower size: 3/4 to 1 inch across
• Flower color: yellow
• Flowering time: July to September
• Origin: Europe