Common Teasel     Information
INVASIVE
Scientific Name:Dipsacus fullonum
Common Name Synonyms: Fuller's Teasel


NOTES: Introduced into North America from Eurasia.

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Common Teasel
Genus species: Dipsacus fullonum
Common Names: Common Teasel
Fuller's Teasel
Family Name: Dipsacaceae  
Biennial herbs with prickly stems and leaves; leaves opposite, simple, the opposite pairs often fused at the bases; flowers bisexual, irregular, in bracteate heads; fruit a nutlet.
Seed Type: Angiosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Nonnative
Category:Wildflower
Flower Color:White
Violet/Blue
Pink/Red
CNC Habitat: Krippendorf Arboretum
Polinator Garden
Identified by:J.D. Mancini
Months in Bloom:  
The highlighted month(s) in this chart indicate when the plant has been observed blooming.
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