Verbascum thapsus, the great mullein, greater mullein or common mullein, is a species of mullein native to Europe, northern Africa, and Asia, and introduced in the Americas and Australia.
Verbascum thapsus
A stemless rosette in Hawaii
A closeup of the flowers
V. thapsus grows best with little competition.
Verbascum is a genus of over 450 species of flowering plants, common name mullein, in the figwort family Scrophulariaceae. They are native to Europe and Asia, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean.
Verbascum
Dark mullein (V. nigrum)