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Torilis japonica (Houtt.) DC.

Erect hedgeparsley, upright hedge-parsley, Japanese hedge parsley

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionMagnoliophytaFlowering plants, also known as angiosperms
ClassMagnoliopsidaDicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
SubclassAsteridaeA large class that encompasses asters
OrderApialesIncludes carrots, celery, parsley, and ivy
FamilyApiaceaeCarrot or parsley family, also includes angelica, anise, caraway, celery, chervil, cicely, coriander/cilantro, cumin, dill, fennel, hemlock, lovage, Queen Anne’s Lace, parsnip
GenusTorilisName used by Adanson in 1763, meaning obscure. Umberto Quattrocchi says “A meaningless name or possibly from toreo “to bore through, to pierce,” referring to the prickled fruit
Speciesjaponica

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Torilis japonica description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

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Torilis japonica (erect hedgeparsley, upright hedge-parsley, Japanese hedge parsley)

7/19/2017 · Monongahela National Forest, Monongahela, West Vir­ginia · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (18 × 12 cm) ID is uncertain

Torilis japonica (erect hedgeparsley, upright hedge-parsley, Japanese hedge parsley)

7/19/2017 · Monongahela National Forest, Monongahela, West Vir­ginia · ≈ 3 × 5″ (8.4 × 12 cm) ID is uncertain

Torilis japonica (erect hedgeparsley, upright hedge-parsley, Japanese hedge parsley)

7/19/2017 · Monongahela National Forest, Monongahela, West Vir­ginia · ≈ 6 × 4″ (16 × 11 cm) ID is uncertain

Torilis japonica (erect hedgeparsley, upright hedge-parsley, Japanese hedge parsley)

7/19/2017 · Monongahela National Forest, Monongahela, West Vir­ginia · ≈ 5 × 3″ (12 × 8.4 cm) ID is uncertain

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