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Invasive Common Teasel: Threat to Native Plant Life

The Common Teasel, unintentionally introduced to the U.S., has the ability to overtake vegetation and choke native plants, producing thousands of seeds. Learn about its stages and how to prevent its spread.

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Invasive Common Teasel: Threat to Native Plant Life

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  1. The Common Teasel • Has the ability to take over a large area of vegetation Unintentionally introduced to U.S. by means of contaminated seeds Dipsacus Fullonum • This invasive specie chokes native plants into dying • A perennial plant, at the end of the season, this plant can produce up to 2,000 seeds • www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/plants/teasel.shtml www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/plants/teasel.shtml • Names: Common teasel, wild teasel, Fuller's teasel, venuscup teasel

  2. Cut-Leaved Teasel Fun Facts -Perennial -June through October • A Potent Enemy • Expansion and overgrowth • Thousands of seeds • Dispersal • The wrong way to dispose of teasel Has many characteristics that common teasel does. • Rosette Stage • First Stage: Leaves • Second Stage: Roots • Third Stage: Blossom • Fourth Stage: Seeds

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