Scrophulariaceae - figwort family

Gerald A. Mulligan (Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, retired) 1600 Apeldoorn Ave., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K2C1V5 Click here to go to Weed Photos for this family Linaria vulgaris Mill., yellow toadflax, linaire vulgaire Perennial, spreading by seeds and underground roots; allogamous; flowering stems 6 inches to 2 feet (15 cm. to 6 dm.) high; flowers irregular, yellow with a deep orange center; throughout; grasslands, cultivated fields, gardens, roadsides, and waste places; introduced from Europe and Asia. Verbascum blattaria L., moth mullein, molène blattaire Biennial, spreading by seeds; plants up to 6 feet (18 dm.) high; flowers yellow, rarely white; southern Ontario, and southward in the United States; old fields, roadsides, and waste places; introduced from Europe. Verbascum thapsus L., common mullein, grande molène Biennial, spreading by seeds; autogamous; stems 6 inches to 8 feet (15 cm. to 24 dm.) high; flowers yellow; throughout, but rare in mid-west; pastures, roadsides, and waste places; introduced from Europe. Click on a photo to view an enlarged image. Weed Name Photo Weed Name Photo yellow toadflax, linaire vulgaire yellow toadflax, linaire vulgaire yellow toadflax, linaire vulgaire (flowers) moth mullein, molène blattaire moth mullein, molène blattaire common mullein, grande molène (rosette) common mullein, grande molène common mullein, grande molène common mullein, grande molène (winter)