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Dipsacus fullonum

Photo by ForestDragon
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Field Notes

Description:

Tall plant with prickly, woody stems. Lanceolate shaped leaves with thorns on underside (photo 5). Flower heads are cylindrical and have lavender blooms (see photos 3 and 6). Native to Eurasia and North Africa (as per Wikipedia).

Habitat:

Meadow

Notes:

The dried heads of this plant have historically been used to raise the nap on fabric, especially wool.

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Dipsacus fullonum

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Comments (7)
AntónioGinjaGinja
Beautiful series ForestDragon,perfect spotting "structure",like in a guide,first photo is just gorgeous,congrats and thanks for sharing
ForestDragon
Thank you Maria. My only sadness is that I seem to have forgotten to take a picture of the whole plant. I got so interested in the details...oops.
Maria dB
I agree with suzmonk - very nice series with all parts of the plant and interesting information.
ForestDragon
Actually suzmonk, it is a fairly tall plant and stays upright even after it dies. It was very easy to spot as it didin't look like any of the other vegetation in the area. I hadn't seen it before. I don't know if it grows where I live. I did see quite a bit of it when we were up in the Niagara region, though.
suzmonk
What a striking plant, but I bet it's easy to overlook in a field because the eye sees and just registers a weed. Interesting note about using it to raise the nap on fabric. I'm going to be on the lookout for one this summer ... nice job of showing many different views.

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PublishedFebruary 11, 2014

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