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A single flower and bract of *Dipsacus fullonum
2. *D. fullonum at fruiting stage
3. *Scabiosa atropurpurea
* introduced species
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| Tasmania
has two introduced species of this family, Dipsacus fullonum
(Wild Teasel) and Scabiosa atropurpurea (Sweet Scabious). The
family is closely related to the daisy family (Asteraceae), but differs
in that the stamens do not form a cylinder around the style. However,
the two species in Tasmania are obvious because of their large flower
heads. Dipsacus has conspicuous spiny bracts and Scabiosa
has flower heads with relatively large (~1.5 cm long) brightly coloured
flowers with asymmetrical corollas. |
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