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Dipsacaceae

The Dipsacaceae, or teasel family, contains 350 species of herbs and shrubs in eleven genera. It belongs to the order Dipsacales, and is found in Europe, Asia and Africa.

The family contains the following species.

Dipsacus[?] (teasel[?])
Knautia[?]
Scabiosa[?]
Succisa[?] (devil's bit)
Succisella[?]
Morina[?]
Cephalaria[?]
Pterocephalus[?]
Callistemma[?]
Pycnocomon[?]
Triplostegia[?]

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