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HEDGE PARSLEY
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Torilis arvensis (Huds. ) Link
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| Konza Prairie, Riley County, Kansas |
| Annual |
| Height: 1-3 feet |
| Family: Apiaceae - Parsley Family |
| Flowering Period: June, July, August |
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| Stems: | | Erect, slender, widely spreading, wiry-branched, appressed-bristly hairy. | | Leaves: | | Alternate, stalked, triangular in outline, 2-3 times pinnately divided; leaflets ovate to linear-lanceolate, .25 to 2.5 inch long, to .75 inch wide, short hairy; margins toothed or regularly divided; tips pointed. | | Inflorescences: | | Umbels, compound, loose, open, 1/2 to 2 inches wide, on slender stalks 1 to 5 inches long, terminal and lateral; primary and secondary umbels with 3-9 rays 1/2 to 1 inch long. | | Flowers: | | Tiny, white; calyx teeth present or absent; petals 5, outer petals usually with 2 lobes. | | Fruits: | | Egg-shaped, less than 1/5 inch long, ribbed, densely covered with microscopic hooked bristles. | | Habitat: | | Waste areas, edges of woods, and low shady places. | | Distribution: | | East 2/3 of Kansas. | | Origin: | | Hedge parsely is an introduced species that is native to the Mediterranean and is now naturalized in the U.S. | | Comments: | | Hedge parsley can be an aggressive weed. The fruits cling to clothing and fur. |
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| | Hedge parsley fruit |  | | 85 KB | | Konza Prairie, Riley County, Kansas |
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