| McHenry County Conservation District / McHenry County College / Teasel
Summer Wildflower - White & Green Gallery Information: MCCD #(815) 338-6223 |
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Teasel
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| Scientific Name: | Dipsacus sylvestris
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| Habitat/Season: | Successional areas / July - October
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| Comment: | Alien
Originally brought from Europe for wool manufacturers who used the dried flower heads to tease the cloth.
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