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Dipsacus fullonum
Fuller's Teasel
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Rare

Scientific Name with Authority:		Dipsacus fullonum L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Fuller's Teasel
Park Synonyms:		Dipsacus sylvestris

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Dipsacales, Family Dipsacaceae, Genus Dipsacus, Species Dipsacus fullonum


Park Tags:
Elevation Range - High
Life form - Biennial herb
Park Rank - Park rare
Taxa Group - Vascular-plant
Taxa Subcategory - Dicot
Evidence Sensitivity - Not Sensitive
Wetland Status - Facultative Upland
Bloom Time - July
Bloom Time - August
Bloom Time - September


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		GNR
NatureServe State Rank:		NC: SNA; TN: SNA
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 4 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Blue Ridge Parkway	Bluestone National Scenic River
Buffalo National River	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Eisenhower National Historic Site	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	George Washington Carver National Monument
Gettysburg National Military Park	Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Great Falls Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Johnstown Flood National Memorial	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Minute Man National Historical Park
Nez Perce National Historical Park	Point Reyes National Seashore
Redwood National Park	Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site	Whitman Mission National Historic Site
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	10/30/2019

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/4/2025 10:39:58 AM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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