Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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Read more about Wild Teasel at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Dipsacales
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
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Dipsacus fullonum ssp. sylvestris
COMMON NAME:
Wild Teasel, Common Teasel
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JK Marlow jkm0507i_21
July Pocahontas County WV
Roadside
Bracts of the involucre curved upward, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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.
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.
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.