Japanese name: アレチモウズイカ（荒地毛蕊花） Scientific name:Verbascum virgatum
[Overview]
A biennial 1–2 m tall.
The stem is erect, with sparse glandular hairs and soft hairs.
There are basal leaves and stem leaves; the basal leaves are oblong, 10–20 cm long, hairy on both surfaces, shallowly toothed on the margin, and remain at flowering time.
The leaves on the stem are simple and alternate, ovate, 4–10 cm long, hairy on both surfaces, with shallow pointed teeth on the margin, and clasp the stem at the base.
A raceme at the stem tip bears flowers 2–3 cm across, rather sparsely.
The corolla is saucer-shaped, deeply 5-lobed, and yellow.
There are 5 stamens, and the filaments are hairless.
The fruit is a spherical capsule with glandular hairs.
[History]
Introduced in the Meiji era, it has become naturalized in various places.
