Wild teasel facts for kids
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D. fullonum
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Fuller's Teasel, also known as Wild Teasel, is a type of plant. Its scientific name is Dipsacus fullonum. It belongs to the teasel family, which is called Caprifoliaceae.
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What is Fuller's Teasel?
This plant can grow quite tall, usually between 2 and 10 feet (about 0.6 to 3 meters). It has small, light purple flowers. These flowers grow together in a special oval shape called a flower-head. The flower-head also has many small, tough leaves. These leaves have hooked and pointed tips.
Where Does Fuller's Teasel Grow?
Fuller's Teasel is originally from places like Europe, Asia, and Africa. Over time, it has spread and now grows naturally in many other parts of the world. You can find it in North and South America, southern Africa, Australia, and New Zealand.
How People Used Fuller's Teasel
Long ago, people grew Fuller's Teasel in their gardens for a very special reason. They used its dry flower-heads to prepare wool. Imagine raw wool that is messy and tangled. People would comb this wool with the hooked flower-heads of the teasel plant. This helped to straighten the wool fibers and make them neat.
The people who did this job were called "fullers." This is how the plant got its English name, Fuller's Teasel. Its scientific name also comes from this use. Besides preparing wool, Fuller's Teasel was also used in old folk medicine. For example, some people used it to help with skin infections.
Images for kids
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A young leaf close to the ground
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D. fullonum in a 6th-century book
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A teasel head used for combing
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Teasel leaves high on the stem
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A young teasel plant (seedling)
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See also
In Spanish: Cardencha para niños
