Wild teasel (Dipsacus fullonum) (Nox)
Invasive Assessment | Impact Assessment | Potential Distribution | Present Distribution
| Scientific name: | Dipsacus fullonum L. |
Common Name: | Wild teasel, Common teasel, Fuller's teasel |
Status: | Declared Noxious weed. The Agriculture Victoria website has information about the noxious weed classification of this species. |
Habitat: | Subhumid temperate regions occurring mostly on neglected sites, roadsides, streambanks, etc. in areas with an annual rainfall over 750 mm (Parsons and Cuthbertson 1992). It occasionally invades poorly managed pastures of moderate or high fertility (Parsons and Cuthbertson 1992). Wild teasel invades riparian vegetation and saline and subsaline wetlands (Carr et al 1992). |
 Wild teasel base Photo: Mark Imhof |  Wild teasel flowerhead Photo: Mark Imhof |
 Old Wild teasel flowerhead Photo: Mark Imhof |  Wild teasel plant Photo: Mark Imhof |
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