Field Hedge Parsley 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, has spread to N. America and is found along roadsides, disturbed areas, thickets, and recently logged woodlands. The plant has a taproot, 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
- Distribution:
- AL, AR, CA, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WV
- Wildlife Value:
- Flowers attract pollinators, bees, flies, wasps and caterpillars of the butterfly Papilio polyxenes asterius (Black Swallowtail) feed on the leaves.
- Dimensions:
- Height: 1 ft. 0 in. - 3 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 0 ft. 6 in. - 1 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Weed
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- High
- Texture:
- Medium
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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)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Occasionally Dry
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Green
- Pink
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Summer
- Fruit Type:
- Capsule
- Fruit Length:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Width:
- < 1 inch
- 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:
- Pink
- 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 unequal white petals and 5 stamens. Petals may have a pink or reddish tinge. 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
- Lobed
- Hairs Present:
- Yes
- Leaf Length:
- > 6 inches
- Leaf Width:
- 3-6 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Pinnately or bipinnately compound with trifoliate leaflets. Leaflets are 1-2 inches long and .75 inches wide. Leaves are triangular-shaped fern-like alternate leaves with long slender petioles. Leaves close to the flowers are lanceolate 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
