wild teasel

Dipsacus fullonum

Wild teasel is a tall plant with spiky flowers that look like little purple brushes. It grows in fields and along roadsides, and it helps attract butterflies and bees!

Hábitat: Grasslands

Aspecto

The wild teasel is a tall, spiky plant with a distinctive, conical flower head. It has small, purple-pink flowers that bloom in a unique band around the middle of the head, moving up and down. Its robust stems and leaves are covered in sharp prickles, and its dried seed heads remain upright through winter.

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wild teasel

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Plantas

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Datos interesantes

Goldfinches love to pluck seeds from its prickly, tall stalks.

Its spiky dried heads were once used to fluff up wool!

Rainwater pools in its leaves, sometimes trapping insects like a tiny pond!

The flowers bloom in a cool band, starting in the middle and spreading up and down!

Habilidades especiales

Wild teasel has prickly stems and leaves that protect it from hungry animals wanting a snack.

Wild teasel can collect rainwater in its unique leaf bases, creating tiny pools that can trap insects or provide drinks for small creatures.

Wild teasel's tough, spiky seed heads persist through winter, providing a vital food source for birds when other food is scarce.

Medidas y detalles

Altura: 100-250 cm
Extensión: 30-60 cm
Tamaño de la flor: 0.5-1 cm
Temporada de floración: Verano
Comestible: No
Toxicidad: Ninguna
Ciclo de vida: Bienal
Método de polinización: Insectos

Conexiones ecológicas

pollinates

European honey bee

Apis mellifera

Gathers nectar and pollen

eaten by

European goldfinch

Carduelis carduelis

Feeds on seeds from heads

pollinates

Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

Sips nectar from flowers

eaten by

Garden snail

Helix aspersa

Consumes young leaves

Rasgos

Floración

Las plantas con flores son cualquier planta que produce flores como parte de su ciclo reproductivo.

Bienal

Las plantas bienales completan su ciclo de vida en dos temporadas de crecimiento, formando típicamente follaje en el primer año y floreciendo o semillando en el segundo.

Floración de verano

Las plantas de floración de verano producen sus flores durante la temporada estival, a menudo aportando un color vibrante cuando muchas otras plantas ya han terminado de florecer.