Why purchase mullein?
You can get all you want along the roads. It’s easy to spot as it has tobacca like fuzzy leaves and spikes about 6 ft high with a yellow flower.
It is also commonly refered to as “cowboy toilet paper”.
Does not sound like something I’ve seen growing here in Lousyana!!! 8>)
I didn't know mulein was used for that. Sad.
There's the Velvet plant that has heart shaped leaves which is used for that purpose. Has the weirdest flower pods.
I rarely spot mullein in Texas, or Maine which are the states where I soend most of my time. However, I see it all over the place driving from Texas to Maine or vice versa... so I usually collect it on the way. It’s not ideal to collect any plant from along a highway, however, because tire rubber breaks down into dust, that contains heavy metals that collects along roadsides. The metal is added to raise the melting temperature of the rubber. Apparently tires get up to about 200 degrees at hihway speeds and would not last long without metal additives.