2009

SX9049 : Aaron's Rod, Verbascum thapsus, near Brownstone Battery

taken 14 years ago, near to Kingswear, Devon, England

Aaron's Rod, Verbascum thapsus, near Brownstone Battery
Aaron's Rod, Verbascum thapsus, near Brownstone Battery
Aaron's rod, like so many wild plants, has been used for practical purposes. The fluffy layer of the leaves was scraped off and made into candle wicks. It had the folk names of "candlewick plant" and "high taper" and the whole stem was sometimes burned as a flare at country social occasions. Most parts of the plant are poisonous, but the flowers were used as a medicine.

It is a striking plant and here it dominates its neighbours in the cleared scrubland by the coastal path.

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SX9049, 218 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Tom Jolliffe   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 17 October, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 19 October, 2009
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SX 904 497 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:20.2199N 3:32.4856W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SX 904 497
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