| Author | L. | |
| Distribution | Throughout the state, with a curious gap in the western and central Coastal Plain. It probably will be filled eventually. First collected in 1891 in Orange County.
Native of Eurasia; in N.A. throughout the U.S. and much of southern Canada. | |
| Abundance | Frequent in the Mountains and Piedmont. Uncommon in the Sandhills and most of the Coastal Plain, but can be locally numerous in this last region. | |
| Habitat | Roadsides, waste places, disturbed soil, cropfields, meadows, fields, border of brackish marsh. | |
| Phenology | Flowering May-June. | |
| Identification | This mullein has a very erect and essentially unbranched stem reaching 2-3 feet tall. Its long inflorescence -- a narrow raceme -- is widely interrupted the whole length. The flowers are large and white, rarely yellow. | |
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| State Rank | SE | |
| Global Rank | GNR | |
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| USACE-agcp | FACU link |
| USACE-emp | UPL link |
