Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Dipsacales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Dipsacus fullonum
FAMILY
Dipsacaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Read more about Wild Teasel at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Dipsacus fullonum
FAMILY
Dipsacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 176-01-001:
Dipsacus sylvestris
FAMILY
Dipsacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
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Dipsacus fullonum ssp. sylvestris
COMMON NAME:
Wild Teasel, Common Teasel
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_difu2_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_disy_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm0507i_21
July Pocahontas County WV
Roadside
Bracts of the involucre curved upward, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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JK Marlow jkm0507i_25
July Pocahontas County WV
Roadside
Leaves connate-perfoliate, at least in middle of stem, prickly on midrib below, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm0507i_26
July Pocahontas County WV
Roadside
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JK Marlow jkm0507j_20
July Russell County VA
Roadside
From about halfway up the head, flowers open sequentially towards base and tip, per Weakley's Flora.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_dipsacus_fullonum_13
August
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Steve Dewey, Utah State University, Bugwood.org bug_1459705
Month Unknown
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Ohio State Weed Lab , The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org bug_1551175
Month Unknown
Leaves prickly on the midrib beneath, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis, Bugwood.org bug_5374963
Month Unknown
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Bruce Ackley, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org bug_5436911
Month Unknown
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Chris Evans, Illinois Wildlife Action Plan, Bugwood.org bug_5476702
Month Unknown
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Dipsacus fullonum
FAMILY
Dipsacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Dipsacus fullonum
FAMILY
Dipsacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 176-01-001:
Dipsacus sylvestris
FAMILY
Dipsacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
-
Dipsacus fullonum ssp. sylvestris
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Forb
Biennial
Non-native: Europe
Documented growing wild in GA NC -
Common (rare in GA & NC)
Habitat: Roadsides, pastures, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
NEW! Click here to see a range map (and maybe identification notes) from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
- Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2013
- Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2009
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, 2014
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Lavender/ Pinkish
Bisexual
Bilaterally symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
4-lobed corolla
4 stamens
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Nutlet
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p160
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p389
- Wildflowers of Tennessee p271
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p314
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p167