Dipsacus laciniatus

Cut-leaved teasel

The name comes from the Greek for thirst: water collects in the cup where the leaves meet the stem. Dried teasel heads once raised the nap on woollen cloth.

Gelatin silver print. J. Paul Getty Museum, 84.XM.142.3.

Draw it on a Thursday

Dipsacus laciniatus, Cut-leaved teasel, photographed by Karl Blossfeldt

From his first class to the book.

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Urform is a fictional study room made for this site. The photographs are real and in the public domain; the facts about Blossfeldt come from the sources on the credits page.