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| habit--Verbascum thapsus, or mullein, is an herbaceous perennial native to Europe | developing inflorescence |
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| inflorescence, with a few flowers--do you see how hairy the calyx on each flower is? | basal rosette of leaves, in Winter--mullein spends the winters as a whorl of leaves |
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| leaf underside--what kind of venation is present? | leaf surface closeup, showing the mass of velvety hairs that make mullein soft to the touch! |
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