Caprifoliaceae
Indian teasel
Dipsacus sativus
- Family
- Caprifoliaceae
- Genus
- Dipsacus
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Common names
By language (16)
- Arabic
- ممشقة مزروعة
- arz
- ممشقه مزروعه
- Catalan
- Cardó de paraire
- Chinese
- 拉毛果
- Czech
- Štětka soukenická
- Danish
- Ægte Kartebolle
- Dutch
- Weverskaarde
- English
- Indian teasel
- French
- Cardère cultivée
- German
- Weber-Karde, Kardendistel, Raukarde, Tuchkarde, Weberdistel, Weberkarde, Wollkarde
- hsb
- Sukelny drapalc
- Polish
- Szczeć sukiennicza
- Russian
- Ворсянка посевная, Ворсянка возделываемая, Ворсянка садовая
- Swedish
- Vävarkarda
- Walloon
- Tcherdon ås folons
- Welsh
- Cribau‘r pannwr
Synonyms
- Dipsacus fullonum subsp. sativus (L.) Thell.
- Dipsacus fullonum var. sativus L.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Biennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
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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.