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Torilis arvensis (Huds.) Link
spreading hedge-parsley (spreading hedgeparsley)
Apiaceae

Introduction to Vascular Plants

Distribution of Torilis arvensis
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Torilis arvensis ssp. arvensis

Species Information

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Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

General:
Annual herb from a taproot; stems erect, several, more or less hairy, branched, 20-50 cm tall.

Leaves:
Stem leaves 2-3 times pinnately cut, 7-20 cm long, including the 2-8 cm stalks; leaflets lanceolate to egg-shaped; upper stem leaves usually 1-pinnate.

Flowers:
Inflorescence of several compound umbels; the several spokes with a single bract; flowers white.

Fruits:
Oblong egg-shaped, 3-4 mm long, covered with bristles, also with inconspicuous, translucent, appressed spines in lines; beaks not prominent.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Key to the Species and Taxonomic Notes

TAXONOMIC KEY TO TORILIS

1. Fruits 3-4 mm long with more or less straight spines minutely hooked at the tips T. arvensis

1. Fruits 2-2.5 mm long with curved spines not hooked at the tips T. japonica

Habitat / Range

Mesic to dry roadsides and waste places in the lowland zone; rare in SW BC, known only from the lower Fraser Valley; introduced from Eurasia.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Ecology

Ecological Framework for Torilis arvensis

The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)

Site Information	Value / Class
Site Information	Minimum	Average	Maximum
Elevation (metres)	120	215	270
Slope Gradient (%)	30	77	105
Aspect (degrees) [0 - N; 90 - E; 180 - S; 270 - W]	210	248	330
Soil Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric]
Modal Nutrient Regime Class
Number of field plots species was recorded in:	8
Modal BEC Zone Class	CDF
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in:	CDF(8)
Source: Klinkenberg 2020

Climate

The climate type for this species, as reported in the: "British Columbia plant species codes and selected attributes. Version 6 Database" (Meidinger et al. 2008), is not evaluated, unknown or variable.

Status Information

Origin Status	Provincial Status	BC List (Red Blue List)	COSEWIC
Exotic	SNA	Exotic	Not Listed

BC Ministry of Environment: BC Species and Ecosystems Explorer, the authoritative source for conservation information in British Columbia.

Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Links

Genetic information (NCBI Taxonomy Database)
International Plant Names Index
Taxonomic Information from the World Flora Online
Integrated Taxonomic Information System

Additional Range and Status Information Links

Burke Museum of Natural History (Washington State records)
CalFlora
Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria records
Jepson Interchange
NatureServe Explorer
USDA

Additional Photo Sources

Images From CalPhoto
UT Austin's Native Plant Database
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General References

Google Scholar Search
Family References
General Botanical References for BC

Recommended citation: Author, Date. Page title. In Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) 2020. E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. [Accessed: 2024-05-02 5:51:51 PM ]

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