Jacob's staff

English thumb|Jacob's staff thumb|Verbascum thapsus thumb|Fouquieria splendens Noun en surveying A single straight rod or staff, pointed and iron-shod at the bottom, for penetrating the ground, and having a socket joint at the top, used, instead of a tripod, for supporting a compass. Verbascum thapsus species, the common mullein. en torchwort hag-taper common mullein great mullein Adam's flannel Aaron's rod Jupiter's staff cow's lungwort The ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens species), one of certain desert shrubs of southwestern United States and Mexico having slender naked spiny branches that after the rainy season put forth foliage and clusters of red flowers. en coachwhip candlewood slimwood desert coral Jacob cactus vine cactus References Ocotillo en eponyms en Ericales order plants Figwort family plants