2009
SX9049 : Aaron's Rod, Verbascum thapsus, near Brownstone Battery
taken 16 years ago, near to Kingswear, Devon, England
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.
It is a striking plant and here it dominates its neighbours in the cleared scrubland by the coastal path.
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- SX9049, 232 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Tom Jolliffe (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Saturday, 17 October, 2009 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Monday, 19 October, 2009
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SX 904 497 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:20.2199N 3:32.4856W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: SX 904 497
- View Direction
- SOUTH (about 180 degrees)
