wild teasel (Dipsacus fullonum)
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Flowering plantsIn Erie County, Ohio

Wild teasel

Dipsacus fullonum L.

Wild teasel in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta

Introduced and invasive status

Invasive in Ohio: Ohio Department of Agriculture (opens in a new tab)

Also listed

Ohio law lists it as an invasive plant: not native to Ohio, and causing, or likely to cause, economic, environmental or human health harm.

iNaturalist's volunteer curators list it as introduced in their Ohio checklist.

Status: Simpson A, Sellers E, Pagad S (2023). United States Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (US-RIIS), ver. 2.0. U.S. Geological Survey, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9KFFTOD (opens in a new tab)

Near Erie County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 1 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (8)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (55)
  • Recorded, season not shown (24)
  • Season shown (1)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
wild teasel by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Allen County22 · Recorded, season not shown
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Athens County207 · Recorded, season not shown
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Brown CountyNo qualifying records yet
Butler County73 · Recorded, season not shown
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Champaign CountyNo qualifying records yet
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clermont County29 · Recorded, season not shown
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County148 · Recorded, season not shown
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Delaware County69 · Season shown
Erie County20 · Recorded, season not shown
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Franklin County239 · Recorded, season not shown
Fulton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Geauga County44 · Recorded, season not shown
Greene County41 · Recorded, season not shown
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County80 · Recorded, season not shown
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Holmes CountyNo qualifying records yet
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake County22 · Recorded, season not shown
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yet
Licking County26 · Recorded, season not shown
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lorain County64 · Recorded, season not shown
Lucas County38 · Recorded, season not shown
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning County24 · Recorded, season not shown
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Medina County52 · Recorded, season not shown
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami County23 · Recorded, season not shown
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery County51 · Recorded, season not shown
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Portage County50 · Recorded, season not shown
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Stark County54 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County157 · Recorded, season not shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union County22 · Recorded, season not shown
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren County32 · Recorded, season not shown
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wood County64 · Recorded, season not shown
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a result

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Erie County

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 20 records in 6 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Erie County · records of all species each week, 14,434 in all

Records per week from 20 records in 6 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of wild teasel in Erie County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of wild teaselYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–100047
Jan 11–171175
Jan 18–240052
Jan 25–310067
Feb 1–70070
Feb 8–140021
Feb 15–210052
Feb 22–280060
Mar 1–70090
Mar 8–140090
Mar 15–210079
Mar 22–281193
Mar 29 – Apr 40082
Apr 5–1111499
Apr 12–1811555
Apr 19–2521531
Apr 26 – May 221590
May 3–900519
May 10–1600765
May 17–2300697
May 24–3000548
May 31 – Jun 600427
Jun 7–1300381
Jun 14–2011384
Jun 21–2700273
Jun 28 – Jul 400316
Jul 5–1122605
Jul 12–1800329
Jul 19–2511514
Jul 26 – Aug 111527
Aug 2–811409
Aug 9–1500422
Aug 16–2232699
Aug 23–2900309
Aug 30 – Sep 500440
Sep 6–1200392
Sep 13–1900444
Sep 20–2600398
Sep 27 – Oct 300248
Oct 4–1000260
Oct 11–1711148
Oct 18–2400176
Oct 25–3100161
Nov 1–700149
Nov 8–142178
Nov 15–210049
Nov 22–280072
Nov 29 – Dec 50071
Dec 6–120027
Dec 13–190029
Dec 20–260054
Dec 27 – Jan 20061

Reported in flower

Only 1 records here show flowers, too few to show a flowering season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported in fruit

Only 5 records here show fruit, too few to show a fruiting season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Late March to late October, middle week Jul 19–25

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 2,385 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 1,167 dates. Latest record: December 2025.

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Records of wild teasel in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of wild teaselYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10956,211
Jan 11–17745,146
Jan 18–24114,645
Jan 25–31634,698
Feb 1–71066,023
Feb 8–14645,888
Feb 15–21945,436
Feb 22–281456,846
Mar 1–71358,321
Mar 8–1416610,384
Mar 15–2117612,620
Mar 22–2820713,949
Mar 29 – Apr 419519,661
Apr 5–1157926,860
Apr 12–1856839,925
Apr 19–2544841,623
Apr 26 – May 293856,391
May 3–934752,952
May 10–1637753,785
May 17–2357957,698
May 24–3079854,651
May 31 – Jun 640953,099
Jun 7–1339853,700
Jun 14–2049656,625
Jun 21–2759855,361
Jun 28 – Jul 483858,477
Jul 5–111141061,336
Jul 12–18149964,722
Jul 19–251691069,753
Jul 26 – Aug 11331059,416
Aug 2–898959,712
Aug 9–1583855,994
Aug 16–22641054,328
Aug 23–2938951,772
Aug 30 – Sep 551857,167
Sep 6–12771059,075
Sep 13–1959954,543
Sep 20–2663945,860
Sep 27 – Oct 3120943,180
Oct 4–1068937,841
Oct 11–1747730,824
Oct 18–2424821,156
Oct 25–3138819,021
Nov 1–735814,172
Nov 8–1422712,621
Nov 15–21967,965
Nov 22–281778,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5756,083
Dec 6–12546,004
Dec 13–19645,423
Dec 20–26115,661
Dec 27 – Jan 21448,459

Reported in flower

Usually reported in flower early July to early October, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 1.

From 93 records that show flowers. Not every photo of a plant in flower is marked as flowering, so this shows when people reported it in flower, not when it flowers.

Reported in fruit

No fruiting season shown here. The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

  • cutleaf teasel Dipsacus laciniatusOften confused in Ohio: 271 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Bull Thistle Cirsium vulgareOften confused in Ohio: 11 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • wild carrot Daucus carota25 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • chicory Cichorium intybus20 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • curled dock Rumex crispus18 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed62%49%
Farmland26%11%
Forest9%31%
Wetland2%5%
Grassland and shrub0.9%0.9%
Open water0.7%3%
Barren0.3%0.6%

From 1,587 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

2,385 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.