Torilis arvensis
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Common Hedge Parsely is an annual weed in the carrot family with showy white umbel flowers that appear in early to mid-summer. This plant is found all over Eurasia and is found along roadsides, disturbed areas, thickets, and recently logged woodlands. The plant has a taproot and self-seeds easily and disperses its bristly seeds on animal fur or clothing.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Torilis
- Species:
- arvensis
- Family:
- Apiaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Annual
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Europe, East Asia, North Africa
- Wildlife Value:
- Flowers attract pollinators, bees, flies, wasps and caterpillars of the butterfly Papilio polyxenes asterius (Black Swallowtail) feed on the leaves.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Weed
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- Shallow Rocky
- Soil pH:
- Alkaline (>8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Occasionally Dry
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Green
- Pink
- Fruit Description:
- Oblong bur-like seed with straight to curved bristles that attach themselves to animal fur and clothing to aid in dispersal. It starts out rosey-green and matures to brown.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Umbel
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Summer
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- 1-3 inches
- Flower Description:
- 2"-3" across umbles with about 8 umblets containing 8 1/8" flowers each. Each flower has 5 white petals and 5 stamens. Blooms happen early to mid-summer.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Shape:
- Deltoid
- Lanceolate
- Ovate
- Leaf Margin:
- Dentate
- Hairs Present:
- Yes
- Leaf Length:
- > 6 inches
- Leaf Width:
- 3-6 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Pinnately or bipinnately compound with trifoliate leaflets. Leaves are triangular shaped fern-like alternate leaves with long slender petioles. Leaves close to the flowers are lanceolate or or narrowly ovate. 6" long and 4" wide with short white hairs on the upper surface.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Cross Section:
- Round
- Stem Surface:
- Hairy (pubescent)
- Stem Description:
- Slender, round, covered in white fine hairs.
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Landscape:
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Butterflies
- Pollinators
- Problems:
- Weedy
