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Teasel Teasel, flower head used in times past to card wool ready to be spun onto bobbins. These days they are often used as centre pieces in floral displays.<br /> Dipsacus fullonum,Flowers,Fullers Teasel,Teasel Click/tap to enlarge

Teasel

Teasel, flower head used in times past to card wool ready to be spun onto bobbins. These days they are often used as centre pieces in floral displays.

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    DragonC
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    Not so strange. It's actually a Teasel. These flower heads were used in times past to card wool ready to be spun onto bobbins. These days they are often used as centre pieces in floral displays.
    Learn from my fail: Do not sit on one. They are a right royal pain in the a....     Posted 13 years ago
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      Manon Viaene
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      Thanks, but I understand you "Learn from my fail 'not so good. Posted 13 years ago

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The Fullers Teasel

"Dipsacus fullonum", syn. "Dipsacus sylvestris", is a species of flowering plant known by the common names Fuller's teasel and 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.

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Similar species: Dipsacales
Species identified by WildFlower
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By Manon Viaene

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Uploaded Dec 21, 2011. Captured Nov 27, 2011 17:40.
  • NIKON D40X
  • f/4.5
  • ISO100
  • 34mm