wild teasel

• Planta bienal alta e espinhosa (Dipsacus fullonum), nativa da Europa e da Ásia, comum em campos e beiras de estradas. Produz inflorescências em forma de cone com flores púrpuras e foi historicamente usada na indústria têxtil para cardar a lã.

A tall, prickly biennial plant (Dipsacus fullonum) native to Europe and Asia, commonly found in fields and along roadsides. It produces cone-shaped flower heads with purple blooms and was historically used in textile processing for raising the nap on woolen cloth.

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   A tall, prickly biennial plant (Dipsacus fullonum) with spiny flower heads, commonly found in fields and roadsides.

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   • Wild teasel is often seen growing in meadows and along ditches.
   • The dried flower heads of wild teasel were historically used for carding wool.
   • Birds like goldfinches feed on the seeds of wild teasel in winter.