| Common Names - Teasel Family | Synonyms - |
| Authority - Juss. | Total Number of genera - 11 |
| Gymnosperm or Angiosperm? - Angiosperm | Total Number of species - 350 |
| Plant forms - perennial or biennial herbs and shrubs |
| World Distribution - Native to most temperate climates. Found in Europe, Asia and Africa. Some species of this family have been naturalized in other places. |
| Comments - Dipsicaceae has the following genera:
Acanthocalyx
Dipsacus (teasel)
Knautia
Scabiosa
Succisa (devil's bit)
Succisella
Morina -- also placed in its own family, Morinaceae.
Cephalaria
Pterocephalus
Callistemma
Pycnocomon
Triplostegia
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