Dipsacus fullonum

Characteristics
Dicots
Dipsacaceae
Dipsacus
Dipsacus fullonum L.
Wild Teasel; Common Teasel; Fullers Teasel; Teasel
forb
1
**
Not Native AGCP (FACU), EMP (FACU) (NWPL) TN[SNA] KY[SNA] (State Rank) GNR (Global Rank)
Armaments
Yes
Base Flower Color
Pink
Carpel Number/Pistil
2
Duration
Biennial
Fruit Dehiscence
No
Fruit Type
Capsule
Fruit Wet/Dry
Dry
General Ecology
Terrestrial
Growth Habit
forb
Leaf Arrangement
opposite
Leaf Complexity
simple
Leaf Duration
deciduous
Leaf Fragrance
No
Leaflet Number
0
Moisture Requirements
Xeric; Mesic
Natural Area Presence
NRG; GRSM
Overall Flower Symmetry
Zygomorphic
Ovules per Carpel
1
Parent Rock
Calcareous; Limestone; Shale
Pistil Number
1
Placentation Type
Apical
Soil Composition
Mineral
Soil pH
Acidic; Alkaline
Stamen Number
4
Unconsolidated Rock
Yes
Unconsolidated Size Class
Sand
Woody Herbaceous
Herbaceous
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** Not applicable or data not available.
Classification
Dipsacales
Dipsacus
Dipsacus fullonum L. - Wild Teasel; Common Teasel; Fullers Teasel; Teasel
Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim
  • Interior River Valleys and Hills
    • Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
  • Mississippi Alluvial Plain
  • Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
Synonyms
Specimens and Distribution

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Range of years during which specimens were collected:

Plant Photos
Dipsacus fullonum - 13
Dipsacus fullonum - Dwayne Estes View Full Size
Dipsacus fullonum - 13
Dipsacus fullonum - Dwayne Estes View Full Size
Dipsacus fullonum - 13
Dipsacus fullonum - Dwayne Estes View Full Size
Dipsacus fullonum - 13
Dipsacus fullonum - Dwayne Estes View Full Size
Dipsacus fullonum - 13
Dipsacus fullonum - Dwayne Estes View Full Size
Dipsacus fullonum - 13
Dipsacus fullonum - Dwayne Estes View Full Size
Dipsacus fullonum - 13
Dipsacus fullonum - Dwayne Estes View Full Size
Dipsacus fullonum - 2
Dipsacus fullonum - Joey Shaw View Full Size
Dipsacus fullonum - 2
Dipsacus fullonum - Joey Shaw View Full Size
Dipsacus fullonum - 2
Dipsacus fullonum - Joey Shaw View Full Size
Dipsacus fullonum - 2
Dipsacus fullonum - Joey Shaw View Full Size