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Fuller's Teasel

Dipsacus fullonum

Description:

Also known as a Wild Teasel. Teasels are easily identified with their prickly stem and leaves, and the inflorescence of purple, dark pink or lavender flowers that form a head on the end of the stem(s). The inflorescence is ovoid, 4–10 centimetres (1.6–3.9 in) long and 3–5 centimetres (1.2–2.0 in) broad, with a basal whorl of spiny bracts. The first flowers begin opening in a belt around the middle of the spherical or oval flowerhead, and then open sequentially toward the top and bottom, forming two narrow belts as the flowering progresses. The dried head persists afterwards, with the small (4–6 millimetres (0.16–0.24 in)) seeds maturing in mid autumn

Habitat:

Near a marsh in a deciduous forest. Penitentiary Glen, Lake Metro Parks, Lake County, Kirtland, OH USA.

1 Species ID Suggestions

AnnaWhipkey
AnnaWhipkey 10 years ago
fuller's teasel
Dipsacus fullonum Dipsacus fullonum


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4 Comments

Phil_S
Phil_S 10 years ago

Thank you, Suzanne and Leuba!

Phil_S
Phil_S 10 years ago

Thank you for the ID, AnnaWhipkey!

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 10 years ago

Interesting. Features of many plants put together - nice spotting, Phil !

suzmonk
suzmonk 10 years ago

Interesting structure ...

Phil_S
Spotted by
Phil_S

Kirtland, Ohio, USA

Spotted on Aug 5, 2013
Submitted on Aug 8, 2013

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