Dipsacus is a genus of flowering plant in the family Caprifoliaceae. The members of this genus are known as teasel, teazel or teazle. The genus includes about 15 species of tall herbaceous biennial plants growing to 1–2.5 metres (3.3–8.2 ft) tall. Dipsacus species are native to Europe, Asia and northern Africa.
Dipsacus
Infructescence of Dipsacus fullonum (common teasel) showing seeds germinating while still in infructescence (vivipary).
A stand of cut-leaved teasel
Dipsacus fullonum
The Caprifoliaceae or honeysuckle family is a clade of dicotyledonous flowering plants consisting of about 860 species in 33 to 42 genera, with a nearly cosmopolitan distribution. Centres of diversity are found in eastern North America and eastern Asia, while they are absent in tropical and southern Africa.
Caprifoliaceae
Flowering shoot of Lonicera caprifolium. 1, Fruit; 2, horizontal plan of flower.