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Topknot or tonsure

14 Sunday Aug 2022

Posted by sconzani in flowers, wildflowers

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British wildflowers, Dipsacus fullonum, Teasel, Teasel flowers

Topknot or tonsure or a bizarre combination of both? Teasel flowers never seem to flower throughout their length all at the same time. I wonder why that is.

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Parasitic wasps on Teasel

04 Thursday Aug 2022

Posted by sconzani in insects

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Dipsacus fullonum, parasitic wasp, Teasel, wasps on Teasel

A year ago I wrote about the moth larvae I’d found living inside Teasel seed heads (Inside a Teasel seed head, July 2021). This year, during my recent walks, I’ve noticed small parasitic wasps on many of the flowering Teasels I’ve seen. I haven’t been able to identify these wasps but it occurs to me that they may have been seeking that same species of larvae I saw last year, prodding and poking with those fierce-looking ovipositors until they found a soft body in which to lay their eggs.

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227/365 Teasel

15 Thursday Aug 2019

Posted by sconzani in flowers, nature, plants, wildflowers

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British wildflowers, Dipsacus fullonum, lilac flowers, Teasel

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One of my favourite plants, the Teasel (Dipsacus fullonum) looks fabulous whether wreathed with its tiny lilac flowers, which insects of all kinds find delicious, or bare and dry and oh-so-sculptural during the winter months.

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