Dipsacus sativus (L.) Honck.
Indian teasel
Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
Subclass | Asteridae | A large class that encompasses asters |
Order | Dipsacales | Includes viburnum, honeysuckle, snowberry, beautybush, twinflower, many others |
Family | Dipsacaceae | Teasel family |
Genus | Dipsacus | From the Greek dipsa, “thirst,” from the connate (joined or attached) leaf bases that in some ssp. hold water |
Species | sativus | Means “that which is sown,” indicating the plant is a cultivated one |
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7/23/2017 · Scranton, Pennsylvania ≈ 5 × 8" (13 × 20 cm) 

7/23/2017 · Scranton, Pennsylvania ≈ 4 × 7" (11 × 16 cm) 

7/23/2017 · Scranton, Pennsylvania ≈ 4 × 5" (10.0 × 12 cm) 
Dipsacus fullonum L. ssp. sativus (L.) Thell.
Dipsacus sativus description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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7/23/2017 · Scranton, Pennsylvania ≈ 4½ × 4" (12 × 10.0 cm) 

7/23/2017 · Scranton, Pennsylvania ≈ 4 × 5" (11 × 13 cm) 

7/23/2017 · Scranton, Pennsylvania ≈ 4 × 6" (10.0 × 14 cm) 
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