Fuller's Teasel, dipsacus sativus

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Fuller's teasel has stiff hooked bracts that were once used for raising the nap of woolen cloth - "fulling". It was / is grown as a crop for this purpose in Somerset. The dried seedhead here is ready for use in fulling.

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Size: 3400px × 5114px
Location: UK
Photo credit: © FloralImages / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: botanical, close, dipsacaceae, dipsacus, floralimages, flower, fuller, fullers, fulling, hook, macro, native, plant, sativus, teasel, teazel, teazle