Native Plants of the Great Lakes
North Branch Restoration Project:
Native Plant and Seed Collection
Seymeria Macrophylla / Family: Scrophulariaceae
Mullein Foxglove, Swink/Wilhelm # 8
FLOWERING: Mid-July to early September
SEED TIMING: October
HABITAT: Dry woods and edges of prairies
DIAGNOSTIC FEATURES: 3 - 6 feet. Smooth, branching annual.
Light green leaves, leafy spikes of pale yellow, stem-hugging,
tubular blossoms.
TO PICK: Dark brown, pea-sized seed capsules cling to dark
upper branches well into winter. Capsules contain many tiny black
seeds. Use gloves to strip capsules off the stems or snap off entire
stem to process at a later time. |
