In The Garden: What is this flower?

It was from a friend in California. It came from a marsh.

 

Might be a Verbascum

 

Thanks for your replay. Like you say, might be. Has a lot of the look, but in googling Verbascum images I found prickly stalks but none with prickles back of the petals.

 

Those are glandular hairs not prickles. LINK

 

I just didn't know what to call them, so . . .

I found glandular hairs on stalks but none with glandular hairs on the back of the petals.

If you happen upon any of my previous posts, you'll see I know almost nothing about identifying flowers.

 

Can friend send a picture of the plant?? Can you see how much easier it would be to know if it's a mullein (Verbascum) or not if you knew what the plant looked like? The plants are pretty distinctive-looking, and having to identify it from a photo of one flower is like a trick question. Tipularia should get a "Like" on that one! It's a great photo, though.

That said, I found a pretty convincing photo, this of Verbascum thapsus:
Common mullein (Verbascum thapsus) | Identify that Plant

 

try...Verbascum virgatum.


http://wildflowerfinder.org.uk/Flowers/M/Mullein(Twiggy)/[hairs]_DawnNelson_VerbascumVirgatum_TwiggyMullein_Sept_5_Rye_Harbour_126p5.JPG

17th image here...

Quote..."Short glandular hairs also on petals and on main stem, interspaced with longer some non-glandular hairs."

Mullein (Twiggy) - Wild Flower Finder

 

Just for interest...do have a look at Brian Johnstons amazing series of images here...

Micscape Microscopy and Microscope Magazine

 

And interesting text too! Thanks for posting that, @Silver surfer.

 

I never noticed the "Like" option before!

 

Verbascum blattaria - it differs from V. virgatum by longer pedicels and glabrous leaves (not seen in the photo).
Compare these two:
V. blattaria (2016.06.11_10.03.05_IMG_6462)
V. virgatum (2014.07.04_09.00.34_IMG_9418)

 

Thanks very much

I asked him to send one if he has one and he didn't

 

Thanks for all the help. You folks are terrific again.

 

Yes, it looks identical with the one in tipularia's link: Moth Mullein - Verbascum blattaria

 

Ah - I missed the LINK in Tipularia's note! I know it said link, but that somehow didn't say "link" to me.
It's mostly really good the way pasted links resolve to some useful phrase these days.
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Wendy