Teasel (Dipsacus sylvestris)
Image ID: 2014/ahgh125
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Other common names: Fuller's Teasel
Introduced
Family:
Dipsacaceae (Teasel)
Height: 2 to 6 ft.
Blooms: July to
October
Leaf Type:
toothed
Bloom Size: 0.25 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Flat or rounded clusters,
Irregular blossoms
Location: Allegheny Highlands Trail
Date: 8/9/2014
Notes:
Unusual color variant
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We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've
grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.
