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Dipsacus laciniatus L.

cut-leaved teasel (Dipsacaceae)

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Dipsacus laciniatus has whitish flowers, almost patent bracts below the inflorescence, and (just visible here) pinnatifid leaves, in contrast with Dipsacus fullonum; it is a rare introduction.

Niederösterreich, Austria; 2005-07-17

 cut-leaved teasel / Dipsacus laciniatus: _Dipsacus laciniatus_ has whitish flowers, almost patent bracts below the inflorescence, and (just visible here) pinnatifid leaves, in contrast with _Dipsacus fullonum_; it is a rare introduction.

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