*Verbascum thapsus thapsus
Hairs on the filaments white. Corolla up to 30 mm diam., in a large dense raceme. Cauline leaves obovate to elliptic, up to 15 cm long; the margins decurrent, forming conspicuous wings on the stem. The whole plant covered with a dense white stellate tomentum. Widespread. Waste places. Introd. from Europe. Fl. spring–summer. Aaron’s Rod