SMALL TEASEL
Dipsacus pilosus
Teasel Family [Dipsacaceae] 
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Teasel Family [Dipsacaceae]
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| 17th Aug 2007, Cromford Canal, Whatstandwell. | Photo: © RWD |
| Much less frequent than Wild Teasel and at 1.5m only half the potential height. Leaves oblong, the upper narrower. |
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| 30th Aug 2005, Cromford Canal, Whatstandwell. | Photo: © RWD |
| The flower heads are glubular and extremely spiny, as are the thin stems. |
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| 30th Aug 2005, Cromford Canal, Whatstandwell. | Photo: © RWD |
| The spines are sharp and hairy. |
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| 30th Aug 2005, Cromford Canal, Whatstandwell. | Photo: © RWD |
| The sharp spines on the flowerhead appear right-angled for stiffness. Hairs transparent. |
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| 30th Aug 2005, Cromford Canal, Whatstandwell. | Photo: © RWD |
| Flowers burst open from bulbous beginnings. |
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| 17th Aug 2007, Cromford Canal, Whatstandwell. | Photo: © RWD |
| Flowers have four white petals and four white stamens with brown/black anthers atop. The white petals are not radially symmetric; the lower petal bends down forming a lip. |
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| 17th Aug 2007, Cromford Canal, Whatstandwell. | Photo: © RWD |
| Top View. Petals have fallen off from the topmost parts, leaving the seeds to develop. |
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| 17th Aug 2007, Cromford Canal, Whatstandwell. | Photo: © RWD |
| The leaves often have a pair of leaflets at their base. |
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Slight resemblance to : the flower heads of a
Similar to: Wild Teasel, Inhabits damper woods, hedge-banks and sides of streams, and in the above case, a derelict canal.
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Teasel Family [Dipsacaceae]
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