Dipsacus fullonum
About
Dipsacus fullonum, syn. Dipsacus sylvestris, is a species of flowering plant known by the common names wild teasel or fuller's teasel, although the latter name is usually applied to the cultivated variety D. fullonum var. sativus. It is native to Eurasia and North Africa, but it is known in the Americas, southern Africa, Australia and New Zealand as an introduced species.
- Family
- Caprifoliaceae
How to use it
Wild teasel can be used in ornamental gardening due to its striking appearance and ability to attract beneficial insects like bees and butterflies. Additionally, its dried flower heads have historical significance in textile production, making it a plant with both aesthetic and practical uses.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Dipsacus fullonum
- Slug
- dipsacus-fullonum
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Caprifoliaceae
- Genus
- Dipsacus
- Species
- fullonum
- Wikidata QID
- Q160099
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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