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Scientific Name
Dipsacus fullonum L. (ITIS)
Common Name
Common teasel, wild teasel, Fuller's teasel, venuscup teasel
Synonym
Dipsacus sylvestris Huds. (ITIS)
Native To
Europe (Gucker 2009)
Date of U.S. Introduction
First cultivated in the U.S. during the 1800s (Gucker 2009)
Means of Introduction
Was cultivated for use in textile processing, or may have been introduced accidentally with other varieties of teasel (Gucker 2009; Bentivegna and Smeda 2008)
Impact
Crowds out native species (Gucker 2009)
Common teasel, old seed head
Credit
Photo by Steve Dewey; Utah State University
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Citations
Bentivegna, D.J. and R.J. Smeda. 2008. Chemical management of cut-leaved teasel (Dipsacus laciniatus) in Missouri. Weed Technology 22(3):502-506.