
Future Wildflower
During our first bird survey in May, I photographed this interesting plant. There were hundreds throughout our survey area, mixed in with the daisies and other wildflowers that took over from the previous year’s monoculture of barley. As the month went by, a tall, sturdy stem rose from the center of each plant finally to culminate with small yellow flowers. With some Internet sleuthing, I discovered that this cool plant is the Common Mullein (Verbascum thapsus), from the Figwort family. […]
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