dipsacaceae
- n chiefly southern European herbs with flowers usually in dense cymose heads
dipsacus fullonum
- n teasel with lilac flowers native to Old World but naturalized in North America; dried flower heads used to raise a nap on woolen cloth
dipsacus sativus
- n similar to the common teasel and similarly used; widespread in Europe and North Africa and western Asia; naturalized in United States