Common name:
Small teasel
Family:
Scientific name:
Dipsacus pilosus
Main flower color:
Range:
Wales and the southern half of England
Height:
Up to 130 cm
Habitat:
Open woodland, pathways, streambanks, pond margins
Flowers:
Corollas are white, tubular, opening to four rounded lobes, one slightly longer than the others. Calyces are divided into narrow, spine-tipped teeth, covered with thick, spreading white hairs. The inflorescence is a series of compact, spherical clusters (around 25 mm in diameter), attached by long pedicels and subtended by narrow, green bracts, also spine-tipped and hairy
Leaves:
Ovate to lanceolate, with a light-coloured midvein, lined by regular teeth. On stout stems covered by prickly hairs, of varying lengths. Basal leaves are long-stalked, and prickly along the midrib (underneath)
Season:
July to August
Rarity:
★★★★★
