{"assessment":{"band":"Not native","fit_score":null,"native_basis":"not_native","rarity_adjustment":null,"rarity_policy":"Conservation status is displayed separately and never changes ecological scores, including when unranked.","reason":"Reported non-native to Georgia.","reference":"NC native reference cohort, method 0.6.4; not a Georgia percentile","score":null,"scoring_inputs":{"harm_penalty":0,"invasive":false,"invasive_rank":null,"native":false,"state_rank":""},"status":"not_native","version":"shared-0.6.5"},"condition_evidence":{"light":{"evidence_id":"fact:1044e9fa0c7312dee80b380a32397671f91e1f7a7cb6919d7a16b56f8a9645db","levels":[4],"policy":"selected-condition-categories-1","range":[4,4],"scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"semantics":"source_light_categories_preserved_without_hour_conversion","source_field":"light","source_label":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/verbascum-thapsus/","status":"mapped_selected_fact"},"moisture":{"evidence_id":"fact:34c0225c09a49eb28c7eee8e668c55e2b9a6c78f5073f93099e19b7fa10808af","levels":[1],"policy":"selected-condition-categories-1","range":[1,1],"scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"semantics":"source_drainage_or_moisture_categories_preserved","source_field":"moisture_categories","source_label":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/verbascum-thapsus/","status":"mapped_selected_fact"}},"evidence":{"fit_score":null,"growth_habit":null,"invasive_status":{"status":"unresolved"},"native_status":{"status":"not_native"},"occurrence":{"county_fips":["13059","13075","13123","13141","13183","13281","13315"],"meaning":"Recorded occurrence; not a county native-range assertion"},"quercus_score":null,"regional":{"county_fips":["13059","13075","13123","13141","13183","13281","13315"],"growth_habit":null,"growth_habit_source":null,"invasive":null,"invasive_evidence":[],"invasive_rank":null,"native":false,"native_evidence":[{"basis":"unanimous_direct_child_native_flags","claim":"introduced","matched_name":"Verbascum thapsus","scope":"TN-KY","source":"tnky_atlas","supporting_taxa":[{"atlas_id":1069,"native_flag":"N","scientific_name":"Verbascum thapsus ssp. thapsus","url":"https://tennessee-kentucky.plantatlas.usf.edu/plant/species/1069"}],"url":"https://tennessee-kentucky.plantatlas.usf.edu/plant/species/4003"},{"claim":"introduced","matched_name":"Verbascum thapsus","scope":"L48","source":"usda","text":"AK:I CAN:I HI:I L48:I","url":"https://plants.usda.gov/"}],"native_status":"not_native","source_ids":["sernec:3139"],"source_name":"Verbascum thapsus","source_refs":["GA-checklist-8.html","sernec_county"],"source_url":"https://sernecportal.org/portal/checklists/checklist.php?pagenumber=8&clid=3416&dynclid=0&pid=84&searchsynonyms=1","state_rank":null},"source_refs":["GA-checklist-8.html","sernec_county"],"source_url":"https://sernecportal.org/portal/checklists/checklist.php?pagenumber=8&clid=3416&dynclid=0&pid=84&searchsynonyms=1","state_rank":{"value":null}},"fit_inputs":{"light":[4,4],"moisture":[1,1],"ph":null},"fit_provenance":{"light":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","moisture":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox"},"fit_record":{"band":"Not native","condition_evidence":{"light":{"evidence_id":"fact:1044e9fa0c7312dee80b380a32397671f91e1f7a7cb6919d7a16b56f8a9645db","levels":[4],"policy":"selected-condition-categories-1","range":[4,4],"scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"semantics":"source_light_categories_preserved_without_hour_conversion","source_field":"light","source_label":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/verbascum-thapsus/","status":"mapped_selected_fact"},"moisture":{"evidence_id":"fact:34c0225c09a49eb28c7eee8e668c55e2b9a6c78f5073f93099e19b7fa10808af","levels":[1],"policy":"selected-condition-categories-1","range":[1,1],"scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"semantics":"source_drainage_or_moisture_categories_preserved","source_field":"moisture_categories","source_label":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/verbascum-thapsus/","status":"mapped_selected_fact"}},"county_fips":["13059","13075","13123","13141","13183","13281","13315","21005","21009","21011","21013","21023","21035","21037","21043","21045","21049","21051","21053","21061","21063","21065","21067","21073","21075","21079","21089","21093","21103","21105","21109","21111","21117","21119","21121","21125","21127","21129","21133","21135","21137","21139","21141","21145","21151","21153","21155","21159","21165","21171","21179","21185","21191","21193","21195","21199","21201","21203","21205","21221","21227","21235","21239","45005","45007","45009","45011","45013","45015","45017","45029","45031","45035","45037","45041","45043","45049","45051","45057","45059","45063","45065","45067","45069","45071","45077","45085","45089","47001","47003","47005","47011","47017","47019","47021","47031","47035","47037","47041","47047","47049","47051","47055","47057","47061","47065","47071","47073","47081","47087","47091","47093","47097","47107","47109","47115","47117","47119","47123","47125","47139","47141","47145","47149","47151","47157","47159","47167","47171","47175","47179","47183","47185","47187","47189"],"fit_inputs":{"light":[4,4],"moisture":[1,1],"ph":null},"fit_note":"Shared sunlight, moisture and pH calculation; county geography is an additional layer. Missing source traits remain unknown.","fit_provenance":{"light":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","moisture":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox"},"garden_suitability":{"default_excluded":false,"flags":[],"review_status":"not_assessed"},"invasive_rank":false,"native_eligible":false,"quercus_score":null,"state":"GA"},"garden_suitability":{"default_excluded":false,"flags":[],"review_status":"not_assessed"},"growing_observations":{"forest_service":{"identity_basis":"Exact existing catalog or state-source name","matched_name":"Verbascum thapsus","retrieved":"2026-10-01T13:43:35.066538+00:00","scope":"Source botanical description; original units and scope retained","scoring_allowed":false,"source_label":"Fire Effects Information System: Verbascum thapsus","source_sha256":"e55de6fe74c7dc4039192f23566ce3d4d1cbd98f619607e3c521f17ace23870c","source_url":"https://research.fs.usda.gov/feis/species-reviews/vertha","trait_evidence":[{"catalog_id":"nc:verbascum-thapsus","field":"height_description","height_description":"Common mullein is a densely woolly, sturdy biennial that may reach more than 7 feet (2 m) tall in its flowering year [36,66,113,144].","life_stage":"general_botanical_description","matched_name":"Verbascum thapsus","paragraph_sha256":"4eebbdc8e6e578a6201ccab844ff2b7bb2529c4ad9b20e9ee655fae65e762e2f","retrieved":"2026-10-01T13:43:35.066538+00:00","review_status":"reviewed","source_quote":"Common mullein is a densely woolly, sturdy biennial that may reach more than 7 feet (2 m) tall in its flowering year [36,66,113,144]. Annual and triennial forms occasionally occur [110]. A basal rosette of large furry leaves and a substantial crown are produced in the first year [10]. In the second year, common mullein typically produces a single, stout (>1 cm thick), erect flowering stem. One or more erect branches near the base of the inflorescence are normal [56,104,131]. Basal leaves are simple, measure 3 to 20 inches (8-50 cm) long, and may be persistent. Stem leaves are alternate, and their size is reduced toward the inflorescence [30,104,144]. The thick coating of branched hairs on the stems and leaves breaks the force of surface winds and prevents water loss to evaporation [10].","source_section":"Verbascum thapsus, common mullein / Botanical Description / Aboveground Characteristics","source_sha256":"e55de6fe74c7dc4039192f23566ce3d4d1cbd98f619607e3c521f17ace23870c","source_title":"Fire Effects Information System: Verbascum thapsus","source_url":"https://research.fs.usda.gov/feis/species-reviews/vertha"}],"values":{"height_description":"Common mullein is a densely woolly, sturdy biennial that may reach more than 7 feet (2 m) tall in its flowering year [36,66,113,144]."}},"minnesota_wildflowers":{"matched_name":"Verbascum thapsus","retrieved":"2026-10-04T02:42:01.871907+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Source-reported species characteristics; not a location-specific estimate.","source_label":"Minnesota Wildflowers","source_sha256":"60a9900ae508ea9393b99529c0afe791b1dcc1e2a38e80e38f6aeee1d4832150","source_url":"https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/common-mullein","trait_evidence":[{"expected_source_name":"Verbascum thapsus","field":"life_cycle","original_field":"life_cycle","record_id":"trait:2577383c0116d994247dd463a507cd615f065ae0a862516d83a5a00e7fe2db81","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:42:01.871907+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"minnesota","source_name":"Verbascum thapsus","source_sha256":"60a9900ae508ea9393b99529c0afe791b1dcc1e2a38e80e38f6aeee1d4832150","source_url":"https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/common-mullein","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:44d545de-22d6-5caf-9955-8976e53a1c10","value":["biennial"]},{"expected_source_name":"Verbascum thapsus","field":"height_description","original_field":"height","record_id":"trait:695d45a20ec7c4c365bcceac20126f9bdd66a56d18a5ada49baaafd508747a48","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:42:01.871907+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"minnesota","source_name":"Verbascum thapsus","source_sha256":"60a9900ae508ea9393b99529c0afe791b1dcc1e2a38e80e38f6aeee1d4832150","source_url":"https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/common-mullein","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:44d545de-22d6-5caf-9955-8976e53a1c10","value":{"max":6,"min":2,"unit":"feet"}}],"values":{"height_description":"2–6 feet","life_cycle":["biennial"]}},"ncsu_sitemap":{"matched_name":"Verbascum thapsus","retrieved":"2026-10-04T02:47:39.333894+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Source-reported species characteristics; not a location-specific estimate.","source_label":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","source_sha256":"81dc526822a974f60b4d42627e560c1bd9d9329f1bd51f5eeb3faad3ac3373c6","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/verbascum-thapsus/","trait_evidence":[{"expected_source_name":"Verbascum thapsus","field":"soil_ph_categories","original_field":"soil_ph","record_id":"trait:05c748cfd151b258e8ccbafd889e2580a164d394f87a1d66b24dd36a5ba02ba8","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:47:39.333894+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"ncsu","source_name":"Verbascum thapsus","source_sha256":"81dc526822a974f60b4d42627e560c1bd9d9329f1bd51f5eeb3faad3ac3373c6","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/verbascum-thapsus/","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:44d545de-22d6-5caf-9955-8976e53a1c10","value":["Acid (<6.0)","Neutral (6.0-8.0)"]},{"expected_source_name":"Verbascum thapsus","field":"life_cycle","original_field":"life_cycle","record_id":"trait:1053ff892472d50cf650b3476cac5b8b0e939b6f10ddc89842220abcc85d6f7e","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:47:39.333894+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"ncsu","source_name":"Verbascum thapsus","source_sha256":"81dc526822a974f60b4d42627e560c1bd9d9329f1bd51f5eeb3faad3ac3373c6","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/verbascum-thapsus/","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:44d545de-22d6-5caf-9955-8976e53a1c10","value":["Biennial"]},{"expected_source_name":"Verbascum thapsus","field":"spread_description","original_field":"spread","record_id":"trait:5d863a9db26a2e8b9b6da85d17880210f298d5cbfa77e9e6328709880c0fd2e9","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:47:39.333894+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"ncsu","source_name":"Verbascum thapsus","source_sha256":"81dc526822a974f60b4d42627e560c1bd9d9329f1bd51f5eeb3faad3ac3373c6","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/verbascum-thapsus/","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:44d545de-22d6-5caf-9955-8976e53a1c10","value":{"max":3,"min":2,"unit":"feet"}},{"expected_source_name":"Verbascum thapsus","field":"light","original_field":"light","record_id":"trait:801f6ba1e9e9b9d8f7b6bd16df703b2f6d00e3eafa8cf46659bb05a016f18a08","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:47:39.333894+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"ncsu","source_name":"Verbascum thapsus","source_sha256":"81dc526822a974f60b4d42627e560c1bd9d9329f1bd51f5eeb3faad3ac3373c6","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/verbascum-thapsus/","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:44d545de-22d6-5caf-9955-8976e53a1c10","value":["Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)"]},{"expected_source_name":"Verbascum thapsus","field":"leaf_habit","original_field":"leaf_habit","record_id":"trait:844c29be75bd608a54dca38ec616fa85226aac5fab0a0d477f00ec981f4dc7c2","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:47:39.333894+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"ncsu","source_name":"Verbascum thapsus","source_sha256":"81dc526822a974f60b4d42627e560c1bd9d9329f1bd51f5eeb3faad3ac3373c6","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/verbascum-thapsus/","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:44d545de-22d6-5caf-9955-8976e53a1c10","value":["Broadleaf Evergreen","Semi-evergreen"]},{"expected_source_name":"Verbascum thapsus","field":"hardiness_zones","original_field":"hardiness","record_id":"trait:a002bc185f3af02b47cad6249c44b1917c74993796f8737bc842aa75eac06507","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:47:39.333894+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"ncsu","source_name":"Verbascum thapsus","source_sha256":"81dc526822a974f60b4d42627e560c1bd9d9329f1bd51f5eeb3faad3ac3373c6","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/verbascum-thapsus/","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:44d545de-22d6-5caf-9955-8976e53a1c10","value":["3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b"]},{"expected_source_name":"Verbascum thapsus","field":"moisture_categories","original_field":"soil_moisture","record_id":"trait:efc7bb8a4ec06d7fa9322cebc90362131ceefdb7c8e5b815aae77744c76f8d98","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:47:39.333894+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"ncsu","source_name":"Verbascum thapsus","source_sha256":"81dc526822a974f60b4d42627e560c1bd9d9329f1bd51f5eeb3faad3ac3373c6","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/verbascum-thapsus/","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:44d545de-22d6-5caf-9955-8976e53a1c10","value":["Occasionally Dry"]},{"expected_source_name":"Verbascum thapsus","field":"height_description","original_field":"height","record_id":"trait:f707bde4a41aa3d1d878b3fa48a15b4a08e318d831548fcd8af94642563602b9","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:47:39.333894+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"ncsu","source_name":"Verbascum thapsus","source_sha256":"81dc526822a974f60b4d42627e560c1bd9d9329f1bd51f5eeb3faad3ac3373c6","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/verbascum-thapsus/","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:44d545de-22d6-5caf-9955-8976e53a1c10","value":{"max":10,"min":3,"unit":"feet"}},{"expected_source_name":"Verbascum thapsus","field":"flower_color","original_field":"flower_color","record_id":"trait:f8a04e8708abebd24953d3d17b55f2d5e8b6b3e8204ac486e49c81ed98338bfd","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:47:39.333894+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"ncsu","source_name":"Verbascum thapsus","source_sha256":"81dc526822a974f60b4d42627e560c1bd9d9329f1bd51f5eeb3faad3ac3373c6","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/verbascum-thapsus/","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:44d545de-22d6-5caf-9955-8976e53a1c10","value":["Gold/Yellow"]}],"values":{"flower_color":["Gold/Yellow"],"hardiness_zones":["3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b"],"height_description":"3–10 feet","leaf_habit":["Broadleaf Evergreen","Semi-evergreen"],"life_cycle":["Biennial"],"light":["Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)"],"moisture_categories":["Occasionally Dry"],"soil_ph_categories":["Acid (<6.0)","Neutral (6.0-8.0)"],"spread_description":"2–3 feet"}}},"light_range":["full sun","full sun"],"light_source":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","native_synthesis":{"claims":[{"basis":"unanimous_direct_child_native_flags","claim":"introduced","matched_name":"Verbascum thapsus","scope":"TN-KY","source":"tnky_atlas","supporting_taxa":[{"atlas_id":1069,"native_flag":"N","scientific_name":"Verbascum thapsus ssp. thapsus","url":"https://tennessee-kentucky.plantatlas.usf.edu/plant/species/1069"}],"url":"https://tennessee-kentucky.plantatlas.usf.edu/plant/species/4003"},{"claim":"introduced","matched_name":"Verbascum thapsus","scope":"L48","source":"usda","text":"AK:I CAN:I HI:I L48:I","url":"https://plants.usda.gov/"}],"county_native_range":"unresolved","explanation":"Source scopes are preserved. State occurrence alone does not establish nativity; combined regional evidence is labeled estimated.","label":"Not native to Georgia","rule":"southeast-native-synthesis-1","status":"not_native"},"source_name":"Verbascum thapsus","taxon_id":"taxon:44d545de-22d6-5caf-9955-8976e53a1c10","revision":"publish:5809c037-0e9a-430a-8008-5ab6f69800c0","photos":[]}