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wild teasel
Canon EOS 6D - f/9.0 - 1/100sec - 100mm - ISO 4000
- height of the cone of this overblown flower: 6 cm
- Dipsacus fullonum, syn. Dipsacus sylvestris, is a species of flowering plant known by the common name wild teasel.
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 and often a noxious weed.
It forms large monocultures (displacing other species) in areas it invades that have favorable climates and none of its biological control species.
The inflorescence is a cylindrical array of lavender flowers which dries to a cone of spine-tipped hard bracts. It may be up to 10 centimeters long.
It is a herbaceous biennial plant (rarely a short-lived perennial plant) growing to 1–2.5 metres (3.3–8.2 ft) tall.
Many people confuse teasel with thistles since at first glance they appear alike. However, the two plants have very distinct differences that can help you identify them. Read here:
wild teasel
Canon EOS 6D - f/9.0 - 1/100sec - 100mm - ISO 4000
- height of the cone of this overblown flower: 6 cm
- Dipsacus fullonum, syn. Dipsacus sylvestris, is a species of flowering plant known by the common name wild teasel.
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 and often a noxious weed.
It forms large monocultures (displacing other species) in areas it invades that have favorable climates and none of its biological control species.
The inflorescence is a cylindrical array of lavender flowers which dries to a cone of spine-tipped hard bracts. It may be up to 10 centimeters long.
It is a herbaceous biennial plant (rarely a short-lived perennial plant) growing to 1–2.5 metres (3.3–8.2 ft) tall.
Many people confuse teasel with thistles since at first glance they appear alike. However, the two plants have very distinct differences that can help you identify them. Read here: