wild teasel
fuller's teasel
dipsacus fullonum latin

It is also known as Wild Teasel.

Dipsacus sylvestris, is a species of flowering plant known by the common names Fuller's teasel and wild teasel.

Dipsacus fullonum (wild teasel)

He built a gristmill, ice house and the Springbrook Hat Factory, using wild teasel from his fields to card the wool.

Fuller's Teasel was also used in folk medicine, for example against skin infections.

Fuller's Teasel (Dipsacus fullonum) is a species of plant.

Dipsacus sylvestris, is a species of flowering plant known by the common names Fuller's teasel and wild teasel.

Dipsacus sativus - Fuller's Teasel (cultivated form)

Introduced plant species in the area, such as musk thistle and Fuller's teasel (Dipsacus sylvestris), outcompete the native plant.

D. fullonum is the wild form of Fuller's teasel; the cultivated form is generally recognised as a distinct species under the name Dipsacus sativus.

The Fuller's Teasel (the cultivar group Dipsacus fullonum Sativus Group; syn.

It is also known as Fuller's teasel, clothiers' brush or gypsy combs, because its pale lilac flowers develop into large oval seed cases, whose hooked spines were used for raising nap or teasing cloth.

Teasels have been naturalised in many regions away from their native range, partly due to the import of Fuller's Teasel for textile processing, and partly by the seed being a contaminant mixed with crop seeds.

It is then brushed with a fuller's teasel and the nap is clipped, a process which is repeated a number of times until the fabric provides good warmth for the weight, and is relatively supple, windproof and extremely durable.

All feature Philippa Threlfall's 1972 mural "Buildings of Stroud" and a Fuller's teasel (Dipsacus sativus) on the front, and various images of local significance (including local celebrities, landscapes, flora and fauna) on the back.

Fuller's Teasel (Dipsacus fullonum) is a species of plant.

Another potential protocarnivorous pitfall trap is a species of teasel, Dipsacus fullonum, which has been only suggested as a possible carnivore.

Dipsacus fullonum (I)

This teasel may be distinguished from its relative, common teasel (Dipsacus fullonum) by flower color and leaf shape.

Teasel, Dipsacus fullonum; a plant that produces spiny flower-heads of pinkish purple from mid- to late summer.

Don't confuse teazle (Dipsacus fullonum) with boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum), which is also called teasel.

The Fuller's Teasel (the cultivar group Dipsacus fullonum Sativus Group; syn.

Species Profile- Common Teasel (Dipsacus fullonum L.), National Invasive Species Information Center, United States National Agricultural Library.