Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Dipsacales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
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 Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Dipsacus fullonum
INCLUDED WITHIN Great Plains Flora Association (1986)
Dipsacus fullonum
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 176-01-001:
Dipsacus sylvestris FAMILY Dipsacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Dipsacus sylvestris
SYNONYMOUS WITH -
Dipsacus fullonum ssp. sylvestris
COMMON NAME:
Wild Teasel, Common Teasel
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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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USDA / Selected Weeds of the US. 1970 swus_page_361
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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 (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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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 (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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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 OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Dipsacus fullonum
FAMILY
Dipsacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Dipsacus fullonum
FAMILY
Dipsacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Dipsacus fullonum
INCLUDED WITHIN
Great Plains Flora Association (1986)
Dipsacus fullonum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 176-01-001:
Dipsacus sylvestris
FAMILY
Dipsacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Dipsacus sylvestris
SYNONYMOUS WITH
-
Dipsacus fullonum ssp. sylvestris
479
Forb
Biennial
Habitat: Roadsides, pastures, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Europe
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
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
Bilaterally symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
4-lobed corolla
4 stamens
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Nutlet
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p160
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p389
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p271
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p314
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p167
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