3 Teazles Card

Teazles (Dipsacus fullonum) are mostly known for their use dried in flower arrangements. Their slim, thorny stalks and spiky oval heads surrounded by a few sharp, thin, curved sepals are painful to work with, but interesting to look at. In this image, three dry pods form a diagonal across a clear blue sky; from the tallest stalk in the upper left corner to the shortest in the lower right. Teazles are native to Europe, Asia, and northern Africa, but in the U.S. they are considered an invasive species. Photo copyright Gail Storrs 2009.