Cannon Branch Fort, Manassas, VA
Cannon Branch Fort, Manassas, VA
Silver Lake Regional Park, Haymarket, VA
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Family: Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle family)
Mid-Atlantic bloom time:
July - September
Mid-Atlantic fruit ripe:
September - October
Cut-leaf Teasel is native to Europe and Asia; it grows to up to 2.5 m high. Its inflorescense is an egg-shaped head subtended by narrow, long bracts that curve upward, with the longest just barely reaching the top of the head. Each head may contain over 1000 flowers, all white, each of which only lasts one day. The middle of the head blooms first and then the upper and lower parts.
Cut-leaf Teasel can most easily be distinguished from Wild Teasel (Dipsacus fullonum) when in bloom; Wild Teasel has lavender or pinkish flowers, not white like Cut-leaf Teasel.
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20 July 2019
Cannon Branch Fort, Manassas, VA
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20 July 2019
Cannon Branch Fort, Manassas, VA
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26 July 2022
Silver Lake Regional Park, Haymarket, VA
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