Torilis arvensis
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Fairhaven Rd, Nyanga
Photo: Bart Wursten
Fairhaven Rd, Nyanga
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| Synonyms: |
Caucalis arvensis Huds. Torilis africana (Thunb.) Spreng. |
| Common names: | Spreading hedge-parsley (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Probably native |
| Description: |
Erect annual, up to 1 m but usually much smaller. Stem terete, glabrous, finely grooved. Leaves variable, from 3-foliolate to 2-pinnate and fern-like, covered with appressed bristly white hairs; margin variously dentate or subentire. Inflorescences terminal and lateral compound umbels. Ultimate umbels few-flowered. Flowers white. Fruit 3-5 mm, ovoid with long spiny hairs, blackish green when ripe. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | arvensis: of cultivated fields |
| Habitat: | A weed of disturbed areas and gardens. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Southern Europe, the Mediterranean region, extending south through tropical Africa to the Cape; also occurring in other tropical areas and as a weed elsewhere. |
| FZ divisions: | N,Z,M |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Friday 30 January 2009 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 67. (Includes a picture). Cannon, J.F.M. (1978). Apiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 571 - 572. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 18. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 51. |
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