Dipsacus fullonum

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  • Common name(s): common teasel; wild teasel; card thistle
  • Synonym(s): In past was mistakenly called Dipsacus sylvestris Huds. in some references; binomial D. sylvestris Huds. has been used for wild teasel by majority of authors in N. America and the binomial D. fullonum L. reserved for the cultivated teasel- the opposite naming convention is used in Europe.
  • All names: Dipsacus fullonum, In past was mistakenly called Dipsacus sylvestris Huds. in some references, binomial D. sylvestris Huds. has been used for wild teasel by majority of authors in N. America and the binomial D. fullonum L. reserved for the cultivated teasel- the opposite naming convention is used in Europe., common teasel, wild teasel, card thistle