Dipsacus fullonum
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Dipsacus fullonum
Image: © Jan Baker Taken: 17 Dec 2008
Wild Teasel, Venus'Basin. Fairy's Brush: The dried flower heads were once used to raise the nap on newly woven cloth. I found these wild teasels on rough ground in the Hamlyn Lane playing field.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.727636
Longitude
-3.496404