Verbascum thapsus L.

A weedy Eurasian species, common throughout the western United States in a variety of habitats.

Plant habit at the Railroad Canyon trailhead, west side of the Black Range, Grant County, New Mexico, 8 Jul 2010.

A flower at the Railroad Canyon trailhead, 8 Jul 2010.

Fruits at the Railroad Canyon trailhead, 8 Jul 2010.

Basal rosette of a young plant at the Railroad Canyon trailhead, 8 Jul 2010.

Plant habit above Bluff Springs in the Sacramento Mountains, Otero County, New Mexico, 4 Jul 2005.