Dense-Flowered Mullein

Description:

The leaves are in a basal rosette and are arranged opposite each other on the stem and hairy like felt. The yellow flowers are slightly asymmetric and grow in clusters of 2-5 on a long tufted spear. Their petals grow together at the bottom, the upper 2 are somewhat smaller than the lower 3, outer hairy with fine wool. The 3 short-stalked stamens are conspicuously hairy, the two long-stalked stamens are leafless. Flowering time is summer/early fall.

Habitat:

Next to mountain, Vipava, Slovenia.