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Photographer: Dan Tenaglia
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Family Dipsacaceae
Dipsacus laciniatus L.
cut-leaved teasel
Dipsacus: from the Greek dipsa, "thirst," from the connate (joined or attached) leaf bases that in some ssp. hold water
laciniatus: Latin for "slashed or lacerated"
Restricted Invasive - Eradicate!
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| Status: | Introduced - naturalized; ecologically invasive |
| Plant: | erect, biennial, 2'-7' tall forb; |
| Flower: | white to purple, 4-parted, with irregular petals; inflorescence a dense, cylindrical cluster on a long, naked stalk, bracts not taller than the flower cluster; blooms July-Sept. |
| Leaf: | stem leaves lance-shaped and irregularly, deeply pinnately-cut, bases surround the stem |
| Habitat: | moist; roadside, disturbed areas |
| Notes: | first year plant a basal rosette of wrinkled leaves |
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