Caprifoliaceae
Wild teasel
Dipsacus fullonum
- Family
- Caprifoliaceae
- Genus
- Dipsacus
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Common names
By language (37)
- Arabic
- ممشقة محزازية, لحياني شوك الدراج, مشط الراعي
- arz
- ممشقه محزازيه
- Asturian
- Cardencha
- Azerbaijani
- Karxana fırçaotu
- Basque
- Astalar
- Belarusian
- Варсаванка
- Bulgarian
- Горска лугачка
- Catalan
- Cardó
- Chinese
- 起绒草
- Croatian
- Šumska češljugovina
- Czech
- Štětka planá
- Danish
- Gærdekartebolle
- Dutch
- Grote kaardebol, Grote kaardenbol, Wilde kaardebol
- English
- Wild teasel, Fuller's teasel
- Estonian
- Aed-uniohakas
- Finnish
- Laidunkarstaohdake
- French
- Cardère sauvage, Bonnetier sauvage, Cabaret des oiseaux, Cardere sauvage, Chardon à bonnetier, Chardon à foulon
- German
- Wilde Karde, Cabaret des oiseaux
- Greek
- Δίψακος ο δασικός
- hsb
- Dźiwi drapalc, Drapałka
- Irish
- Leadán úcaire
- kw
- Kribellow
- Latvian
- Meža dipsaks
- li
- Kaardebol, Krets
- Lithuanian
- Miškinis karšulis, Cabaret des oiseaux
- nap
- Pèttene e lupe
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Kardeborre
- Polish
- Szczeć pospolita, Szczeć leśna
- Romanian
- Varga ciobanului
- Russian
- Ворсянка лесная, Ворсянка сукновалов
- Slovak
- Štetka lesná
- Slovenian
- Divja ščetica
- Spanish
- Agua benditera, Aguabendita, Bano de Venus, Baño de venus, Bombilla, Cadillo, Carda, Cardancha
- Swedish
- Kardvädd, Cabaret des oiseaux
- Vietnamese
- Khởi nhung thảo
- Walloon
- Tcherdon d' bwès
- Welsh
- Cribau'r-pannwr gwyllt, Llysiau'r cribau
Synonyms
- Dipsacus arcimusci Lojac.
- Dipsacus botteri Maly ex Nyman
- Dipsacus carminatorius Salisb.
- Dipsacus connatofolius Gilib.
- Dipsacus divaricatus C.Presl
- Dipsacus fullonum f. ternatus Farw.
- Dipsacus fullonum var. sylvestris (Huds.) Huds.
- Dipsacus horridus Opiz
- Dipsacus meyeri Chabert
- Dipsacus mirabilis Gand.
- Dipsacus morisonii Boreau
- Dipsacus orsini Sanguin.
- Dipsacus palustris Salisb.
- Dipsacus purpurascens Gand.
- Dipsacus silvester A.Kern.
- Dipsacus sinuatus Schltdl. ex Roem. & Schult.
- Dipsacus sylvestris Huds.
- Dipsacus sylvestris f. albidus Steyerm.
- Dipsacus vulgaris C.C.Gmel.
Flowers
- In flower
- July to August (from 2,672 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Biennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Gianni Del Bufalo bygdb, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Gianni Del Bufalo bygdb, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Gianni Del Bufalo bygdb, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Lexi Amico, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Gianni Del Bufalo bygdb, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gavin Slater, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rudolphous, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gavin Slater, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rafael Medina, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nick Butcher, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Crispin Holloway, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.