Saturday 19 February 2022


 A forest of Teasels (Dipsacus fullonum). A common enough wild plant but less common to see so many in one area. Teasels are biennial and die after flowering but the dried out stems and seed heads stand tall into the winter months. In the first year of growth D. fullonum puts out a rather prickly rosette of leaves; I saw a good many at ground level which will form another forest.