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Dipsacus fullonum Dipsacaceae Wild Teasel
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Dipsacus fullonum
© Graham Day		 Dipsacus fullonum
© Alan Hill		 Dipsacus fullonum
© Graham Day		 Dipsacus fullonum
Map updated: March 2008
Species Description:
An unmistakeable plant with a flower head composed of rigid spiny bracts surrounding the lilac or blueish flowers. The tall stems persist in a dead state well into the following year.
All names: Dipsacus fullonum L.; Dipsacus sylvestris Hudson; Dipsacus fullonum ssp. sylvestris (Hudson) P.Fourn; Dipsacus fullonum ssp. fullonum

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