Dipsacaceae
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The Dipsacaceae were recognized as a family (the teasel family) of the order Dipsacales containing 350 species of perennial or biennial herbs and shrubs in eleven genera. It was published by Antoine Laurent de Jussieu in his book Genera plantarum on page 194 in 1789.
The family is now regarded as a synonym of the family Caprifoliaceae.{{cite web |title=Dipsacaceae Juss. {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30011177-2 |website=Plants of the World Online |access-date=18 August 2022 |language=en |quote=This family is a synonym of Caprifoliaceae}} Native to most temperate climates, they are found in Europe, Asia, and Africa.{{cite book |last1=Burtt |first1=B.L. |editor1-last=Tandon |editor1-first=R.K. |editor2-last=Singh |editor2-first=P. |title=Biodiversity, Taxonomy and Ecology:Prof. Dakshini K. M. M. Festschrift |date=1999 |publisher=Scientific Publishers |location=India |page=137 |chapter=The importance of some far eastern species of Dipsacaceae in the history of the family.}} 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 wool.
The family has contained these genera;
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- Acanthocalyx
- Dipsacus (teasel)
- Knautia
- Scabiosa
- Succisa (devil's bit)
- Succisella
- Morina—also placed in its own family, Morinaceae
- Cephalaria
- Pterocephalus
- Pycnocomon
- Triplostegia
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References
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External links
- [http://greif.uni-greifswald.de/floragreif/?fam=Dipsacaceae&gen=&spec=&flora_search=taxon Dipsacaceae of Mongolia in FloraGREIF] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226222315/http://greif.uni-greifswald.de/floragreif/?fam=Dipsacaceae&gen=&spec=&flora_search=taxon |date=2012-02-26 }}
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Category:Historically recognized angiosperm families
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