Common names: hedge parsley

Scientific names: Torilis arvensis (T. anthriscus, T. japonica)

Seasons of significant use: spring

Characteristics: Introduced, naturalized, annual, cool season forb to 3.0 feet. Stems erect, branched; leaves alternate, 1-3 times pinnately compound; leaflets regularly incised or divided; inflorescence a spreading umbel, terminal or lateral, on long peduncle; flowers white; fruit is ovoid to oblong, uniformly covered with bristles. Flowers April-August.

Plant community type: Open areas.

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