What is Dipsacaceae?
{{taxobox |name = Dipsacaceae |image = Teaselhead2155.JPG |image_caption = seedhead of [[Dipsacus|Fullers' Teasel]],<br>''Dipsacus fullonum'' |regnum = [[Plantae]] |unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]] |unranked_classis = [[Eudicots]] |unranked_ordo = [[Asterids]] |ordo = [[Dipsacales]] |familia = [[Caprifoliaceae]] |familia_authority = [[Antoine Laurent de Jussieu|Juss.]] |subdivision_ranks = Genera |subdivision = See text. }} '''Dipsacaceae''', or '''teasel family''', was a [[family (biology)|family]] in the [[Order (biology)|order]] [[Dipsacales]]. It contained 350 [[species]] of [[perennial]] or [[biennial plant|biennial]] [[herb]]s and [[shrub]]s. (''Perennial'' means that a plant lives for two or more years. ''Biennial'' means that a plant takes two years to grow fully.) The family contained eleven (11) [[genus|genera]]. It is in the family Caprifoliaceae now. These plants live in most [[temperate]] [[climate]]s. They are found in [[Europe]], [[Asia]], and [[Africa]]. The family contains these genera: *''[[Acanthocalyx]]'' *''[[Dipsacus]]'' ([[teasel]]) *''[[Knautia]]'' *''Scabiosa'' *''[[Succisa]]'' (devil's bit) *''[[Succisella]]'' *''[[Morina]]'' -- also placed in its own family, [[Morinaceae]]. *''[[Cephalaria]]'' *''[[Pterocephalus]]'' *''[[Callistemma]]'' *''[[Pycnocomon]]'' *''[[Triplostegia]]'' ==Outside pages== *[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 }} {{biology-stub}} [[category:Dipsacales]] [[Category:Plant families]]