Dipsacus sylvestris Huds. common teasel, Fuller's teasel
Global_ID_number35406
Description
flowers: july,august,september,october,june,perianth:color:white,purple,
leaves: opposite,basal,simple,entire,pinnate,lanceolate,oblanceolate,
fruits: achene,
Plant: not carnivorous,broadleaf,biennial,autotrophic,herbaceous,
Discussion: Grows to 6'.Leaves: opposite and paired, embracing stem, not lobed; leaf margin entire and crenate.Flowers: inflorescence type - head; spiny, egg-shaped flowerheads resemble a pincushion; white or purple; epigynous. Stems: with small prickly spines. Roots
Special_diagnostic_characters: basal leaves are oblanceolate; involucre leaves are longer than the head, ascending.