Technically what is not like teasel here is the absence of leaves round the bud (which leaves to me seem a very characteristic detail of teasel).
Looking at mnemonics, several folk names of Dipsacus fullonum (from Pritzel) feature "Karde-" or "Karte-" which, as far as I understand, is something like heckle or ripple.
Although what has given this name to the actual plant must be the buds, pursuing the "leaves mnemonics" trail - do the leaves here look like ripple?
The roots do not, this I can tell firmly.
Looking at mnemonics, several folk names of Dipsacus fullonum (from Pritzel) feature "Karde-" or "Karte-" which, as far as I understand, is something like heckle or ripple.
Although what has given this name to the actual plant must be the buds, pursuing the "leaves mnemonics" trail - do the leaves here look like ripple?
The roots do not, this I can tell firmly.