Torilis japonica (Houtt.) DC.
upright hedge-parsley (erect hedgeparsley)
Apiaceae
Introduction to Vascular Plants
upright hedge-parsley (erect hedgeparsley)
Apiaceae
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Annual herb from a taproot; stems erect, several, bristly, 0.3-1.2 m tall.
Leaves:
Stem leaves 1-3 times pinnately cut, dissected into small, narrow ultimate segments without well-defined leaflets, upper leaf sheaths entire.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of compound umbels; spokes each with 1 narrow bract; flowers white.
Fruits:
Egg-shaped to oblong, 2-2.5 mm long, covered with bristles; beaks prominent.
Illustration
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Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Habitat and Range
Mesic disturbed sites or open forests in the lowland and montane zones; rare, known only from the Gulf Islands and Agassiz; introduced from Japan.Status Information
Taxonomic Keys
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 |