I was asking myself what is this?

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I had to stop and get a shot of this. Almost looks like a cactus, don't it? What's it doing in the Hudson Highlands?

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BobSmith

Name.

Hasn't voted

Not sure what the official name for that is. But in the South it's often referred to as "mulleis". The leaves are, indeed, hairy.

Posted Nov 23, 2006 1:35 pm

Romuald Kosina

Probably...

Voted 10/10

Probably Verbascum, but without determination of the species.
Cheers!!!
Romek

Posted Nov 23, 2006 7:41 pm


	TLP	Re: Probably...
	Hasn't voted	thanks Romuald!
		Posted Nov 23, 2006 9:00 pm


	Dmitry Pruss	what it so cactus-like about it?
	Hasn't voted	The leaves are velvety and fun to touch, we always refer to it by its Russian herbal medicine name, Bear's Ear, isn't it a fitting name? There is no shortage of nice American folk names for Verbascum spp. too: Adam's Flannel, Blanket-leaf, Bullock's Lungwort, Candlewick, Feltwort, Flannel Weed, Goosegrass, Hag Taper, Hare's-beard, Indian Tobacco, Lamb's-tongue, Old Man' Flannel...
		Posted Nov 25, 2006 11:13 pm


	Romuald Kosina	Re: what it so cactus-like about it?
	Voted 10/10	Hello!!! Finally we agreed that it is some Verbascum named also mullein. Only in the subfamily Peireskioideae belonging to Cactaceae normal leaves were developed - I hope this remark will be useful for the author of the above photo. :-) Cheers!!! Romek
		Posted Nov 26, 2006 1:49 pm

birdny

Mullen

Voted 8/10

Its a Common Mullen from the looks of it. Believe it or not there are Prickley Pear Cactus in some locations in the Hudson Higlands. I havent found one yet, but books say they are there!

Posted Nov 25, 2006 6:40 pm

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