Southern Indiana Wildflower Walks

Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus Later in summer a stalk will grow out of the center of this rosette of big, velvetty soft leaves. It will have a club-shaped flowering head and be covered with yellow flowers. Mullein plants, while they may be “common” and are sometimes regarded as weeds growing along roadsides and in poor fields, are still a welcome site each spring. It has been said that native Americans once used the thick, wooly leaves to line moccosins to keep their feet warm and dry. The dried leaves have also been brewed as a tea to help ease lung ailments. Sources: Wildflowers of Indiana Woodlands, by Sylvan T. Runkel and Alvin F. Bull. Copyright 1979, Iowa State University Press

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