*Dipsacus sativus (Linnaeus) Honckeny. Common name: Fuller's Teasel. Phenology: Jul-Sep; Sep-Oct. Habitat: Disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Europe.
Origin/Endemic status: Europe
Taxonomy Comments: We here follow Ferguson (1965), Ferguson & Brizicky (1965), and Stace (2021) in their determination that D. sativus is the correct name to apply to this plant.
Other Comments: The dried inflorescences were used in the past for fulling cloth (raising the nap).
Synonymy ⓘ: = GBI4, K4, NY, Pa, Ferguson (1965), Stace (2021); = Dipsacus fullonum L. — C, F, G, misapplied; = Dipsacus fullonum L. ssp. sativus (L.) Thell.; < Dipsacus fullonum L. — GrPl
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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