*Dipsacus fullonum Linnaeus. Wild Teasel, Common Teasel. Phen: Jul-Sep; Sep-Oct. Hab: Roadsides, pastures, disturbed areas. Dist: Native of Europe. Recently discovered for GA in Floyd County (T. Govus, pers. comm. 2009).
Origin/Endemic status: Europe
Other Comments: The inflorescences are frequently collected for crafts and dried arrangements.
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, GBI4, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Tn, Va, W, Ferguson (1965), Stace (2021); = Dipsacus fullonum L. ssp. sylvestris (Huds.) Clapham; = Dipsacus sylvestris Huds. – C, F, G, Pa, RAB, S, Tat, WV; < 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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