The Dipsacaceae have been recognized as a family (the teasel family) of the order

Dipsacales The Dipsacales are an order of flowering plants, included within the asterid group of dicotyledons. In the APG III system of 2009, the order includes only two families, Adoxaceae and a broadly defined Caprifoliaceae. Some well-known members of ...

containing 350 species of perennial or biennial

herb In general use, herbs are a widely distributed and widespread group of plants, excluding vegetables and other plants consumed for macronutrients, with savory or aromatic properties that are used for flavoring and garnishing food, for medicina ...

s and shrubs in eleven genera. The species are currently placed in the family

Caprifoliaceae The Caprifoliaceae or honeysuckle family is a clade of dicotyledonous flowering plants consisting of about 860 species, in 33, to 42 genera, with a nearly cosmopolitan distribution. Centres of diversity are found in eastern North America and ...

. Native to most temperate climates, they are found in

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, and

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. Some species of this family have been naturalized in other places. The spikes of the common teasel (pictured) are not particularly spiny and may be quite soft. In some places, the spikes were used in

carding Carding is a mechanical process that disentangles, cleans and intermixes fibres to produce a continuous web or sliver suitable for subsequent processing. This is achieved by passing the fibres between differentially moving surfaces covered wit ...

wool. The family has contained these genera:. *''

Acanthocalyx ''Acanthocalyx'' is a genus of about three species of plants in the family Caprifoliaceae, sometimes included in Morinaceae, native to Sino- Himalayan Region. ;Species *''Acanthocalyx alba'' ( Hand.-Mazz. ) M.J.Cannon *''Acanthocalyx delavayi'' ...

'' *''

Dipsacus ''Dipsacus'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Caprifoliaceae. The members of this genus are known as teasel, teazel or teazle. The genus includes about 15 species of tall herbaceous biennial plants (rarely short-lived perennial plants ...

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teasel ''Dipsacus'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Caprifoliaceae. The members of this genus are known as teasel, teazel or teazle. The genus includes about 15 species of tall herbaceous biennial plants (rarely short-lived perennial plants ...

) *'' Knautia'' *'' Scabiosa'' *'' Succisa'' (devil's bit) *''

Succisella ''Succisella'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caprifoliaceae. There are four or five species in the genus. They are all native to Europe; three are endemic to the Iberian Peninsula.Amich, F., Devesa, J. A., & Bernardos, S. (2004)Tax ...

'' *'' Morina'' -- also placed in its own family, Morinaceae *'' Cephalaria'' *'' Pterocephalus'' *'' Pycnocomon'' *'' Triplostegia''

References

External links

Dipsacaceae of Mongolia in FloraGREIF
Historically recognized angiosperm families Dipsacales {{Dipsacales-stub