Pollinator plant

wild teasel

Dipsacus fullonum

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Common names

41 names · 33 languages
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Other languages (32)
Dutch
French
Bulgarian
  • Горска лугачка[2]
Catalan
  • Cardó comú[2]
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Croatian
  • Češljugovina[2]
Czech
  • štětka planá[2]
Danish
  • Gærde-kartebolle[2]
Estonian
  • aed-uniohakas[2]
Finnish
  • laidunkarstaohdake[2]
German
Greek
  • Δίπσακος[2]
  • Νεράγκαθο[2]
Hungarian
  • Erdei mácsonya[2]
Irish
  • Leadán úcaire[2]
Italian
Japanese
  • オニナベナ[2]
Latvian
  • Meža dipsaks[2]
Lithuanian
  • Miškinis karšulis[2]
Norwegian
  • kardeborre[2]
Polish
  • Szczeć pospolita[2]
Portuguese
Romanian
  • Varga ciobanului[2]
Russian
  • Ворсянка лесная[2]
Serbian
  • Шумска чешљуга[2]
Slovak
  • štetka lesná[2]
Slovenian
  • divja ščetica[2]
Spanish
Swedish
Turkish
  • Fesçidikeni[2]
Ukrainian
  • Черсак лісовий[2]
Welsh
  • Cribau'r-pannwr gwyllt[2]
Sources & name notes (4)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Dipsacus fullonum — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • wild teasel — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 56002; Dipsacus fullonum.
  • Wilde Karde — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 56002; Dipsacus fullonum.
  • common teasel — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 56002; Dipsacus fullonum.
  • Fuller's Teasel — results[0].names[22]; taxon id 56002; Dipsacus fullonum.
  • carda de cardar — results[0].names[20]; taxon id 56002; Dipsacus fullonum.
  • Cardencha — results[0].names[27]; taxon id 56002; Dipsacus fullonum.
  • Cabaret-des-oiseaux — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 56002; Dipsacus fullonum.
  • Cardère sauvage — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 56002; Dipsacus fullonum.
  • Cardère à foulon — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 56002; Dipsacus fullonum.
  • Cardo dei lanaioli — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 56002; Dipsacus fullonum.
  • Scardaccione selvatico — results[0].names[10]; taxon id 56002; Dipsacus fullonum.
  • Grote kaardebol — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 56002; Dipsacus fullonum.
  • Grote kaardenbol — results[0].names[14]; taxon id 56002; Dipsacus fullonum.
  • Cardo-penteador-bravo — results[0].names[21]; taxon id 56002; Dipsacus fullonum.
[2] Dipsacus fullonum — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • wild teasel — results[19].names[1]; taxon id 56002; Dipsacus fullonum.
  • Wilde Karde — results[19].names[8]; taxon id 56002; Dipsacus fullonum.
  • common teasel — results[19].names[2]; taxon id 56002; Dipsacus fullonum.
  • Fuller's Teasel — results[19].names[22]; taxon id 56002; Dipsacus fullonum.
  • carda de cardar — results[19].names[20]; taxon id 56002; Dipsacus fullonum.
  • Cardencha — results[19].names[27]; taxon id 56002; Dipsacus fullonum.
  • Cabaret-des-oiseaux — results[19].names[7]; taxon id 56002; Dipsacus fullonum.
  • Cardère sauvage — results[19].names[5]; taxon id 56002; Dipsacus fullonum.
  • Cardère à foulon — results[19].names[6]; taxon id 56002; Dipsacus fullonum.
  • Cardo dei lanaioli — results[19].names[9]; taxon id 56002; Dipsacus fullonum.
  • Scardaccione selvatico — results[19].names[10]; taxon id 56002; Dipsacus fullonum.
  • Grote kaardebol — results[19].names[3]; taxon id 56002; Dipsacus fullonum.
  • Grote kaardenbol — results[19].names[14]; taxon id 56002; Dipsacus fullonum.
  • Cardo-penteador-bravo — results[19].names[21]; taxon id 56002; Dipsacus fullonum.
  • štětka planá — results[19].names[11]; taxon id 56002; Dipsacus fullonum.
  • Δίπσακος — results[19].names[12]; taxon id 56002; Dipsacus fullonum.
  • Gærde-kartebolle — results[19].names[13]; taxon id 56002; Dipsacus fullonum.
  • Ворсянка лесная — results[19].names[15]; taxon id 56002; Dipsacus fullonum.
  • kardeborre — results[19].names[16]; taxon id 56002; Dipsacus fullonum.
  • laidunkarstaohdake — results[19].names[17]; taxon id 56002; Dipsacus fullonum.
  • Miškinis karšulis — results[19].names[18]; taxon id 56002; Dipsacus fullonum.
  • Cardó comú — results[19].names[19]; taxon id 56002; Dipsacus fullonum.
  • kardvädd — results[19].names[23]; taxon id 56002; Dipsacus fullonum.
  • Szczeć pospolita — results[19].names[24]; taxon id 56002; Dipsacus fullonum.
  • オニナベナ — results[19].names[25]; taxon id 56002; Dipsacus fullonum.
  • aed-uniohakas — results[19].names[26]; taxon id 56002; Dipsacus fullonum.
  • 起絨草 — results[19].names[28]; taxon id 56002; Dipsacus fullonum.
  • Νεράγκαθο — results[19].names[29]; taxon id 56002; Dipsacus fullonum.
  • Черсак лісовий — results[19].names[30]; taxon id 56002; Dipsacus fullonum.
  • divja ščetica — results[19].names[31]; taxon id 56002; Dipsacus fullonum.
  • Erdei mácsonya — results[19].names[32]; taxon id 56002; Dipsacus fullonum.
  • Meža dipsaks — results[19].names[33]; taxon id 56002; Dipsacus fullonum.
  • Češljugovina — results[19].names[34]; taxon id 56002; Dipsacus fullonum.
  • Горска лугачка — results[19].names[35]; taxon id 56002; Dipsacus fullonum.
  • Varga ciobanului — results[19].names[36]; taxon id 56002; Dipsacus fullonum.
  • Leadán úcaire — results[19].names[37]; taxon id 56002; Dipsacus fullonum.
  • 起绒草 — results[19].names[38]; taxon id 56002; Dipsacus fullonum.
  • štetka lesná — results[19].names[39]; taxon id 56002; Dipsacus fullonum.
  • Cribau'r-pannwr gwyllt — results[19].names[40]; taxon id 56002; Dipsacus fullonum.
  • Шумска чешљуга — results[19].names[41]; taxon id 56002; Dipsacus fullonum.
  • Fesçidikeni — results[19].names[42]; taxon id 56002; Dipsacus fullonum.
[3] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • common teasel — Page 3, column 1, row top 292 pt; common-name cell after Dipsacus fullonum.; Dipsacus fullonum.
[4] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • common teasel — Page 3, column 2, row top 397 pt; common-name cell after Dipsacus fullonum.; Dipsacus fullonum.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Botanical family
Caprifoliaceae

Genus-level classification for Dipsacus; this does not confirm the complete catalogue name.

Sources [1]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Dipsacus fullonum in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [2] [3]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Medium
Plant profile

About this plant

wild teasel (Dipsacus fullonum) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from July to September.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Dipsacus — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: Botanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 740564; ID 46H8; rank genus; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Wildflowers

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 3, column 1, entry Dipsacus fullonum (top 292 pt)

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  3. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Garden Plants

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 3, column 2, entry Dipsacus fullonum (top 397 pt)

    Source checked on .