A biennial plant with large (about 12 inches long) leaves having gray hairs on both sides. The first year it forms a rosette of leaves and in the second year produces tall (3 to 5 feet) flowering stem. The yellow flowers are crowded on a spike. Leaf extracts mixed with wild cherry root have been used for help with arthritis.
Photo by Dr. John Meade, weed scientist emeritus
Rutgers NJAES Cooperative Extension
Photo by Dr. John Meade, weed scientist emeritus
Rutgers NJAES Cooperative Extension