The Collaborative International Dictionary
Flannel flower
Flannel flower \Flan"nel flow`er\ (Bot.)
The common mullein.
A Brazilian apocynaceous vine ( Macrosiphonia longiflora) having woolly leaves.
An umbelliferous Australian flower ( Actinotus helianthi), often erroneously thought to be composite. The involucre looks as if cut out of white flannel.