Dipsacus fullonum L.

English: Common teasel, Fuller's teasel

German: Wilde Karde

Portuguese: Cardo-cardador

Kingdom: Plantae (2659)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)

      Order: Dipsacales (35)

        Family: Caprifoliaceae (22)(family description)

          Genus: Dipsacus (2)

            Epithet: fullonum L. (1)

fullonum => used for carding wool

Climate: sub-tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: herb

Flower colour: pink, beige, white

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• [531] Dipsacus fullonum - Plants For A Future database
• [781] Image of Dipsacus fullonum - Prof. Dr. Otto Wilhelm Thomé: Flora von Deutschland Österreich und der Schweiz

• [31] Canzobre, H.L., Samartín, L.A. (1998): Guía da flora do litoral galego. Edicións Xerais de Galicia, Vigo, Spain.
• [17] Rothmaler, W. (1995): Exkursionsflora von Deutschland, Band 3, Gefäßpflanzen: Atlasband. Gustav Fischer Verlag, Stuttgart, Germany.