Torilis
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Torilis is a genus of plants closely related to parsley
which are known generally as the hedge parsleys. They are native to Eurasia and North Africa but have been introduced to other continents. T. arvensis is quite widespread in North America but is facing population decline in the UK.
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Parsley
Parsley is a species of Petroselinum in the family Apiaceae, native to the central Mediterranean region , naturalized elsewhere in Europe, and widely cultivated as an herb, a spice and a vegetable.- Description :Garden parsley is a bright green hairless biennial herbaceous plant in temperate...
which are known generally as the hedge parsleys. They are native to Eurasia and North Africa but have been introduced to other continents. T. arvensis is quite widespread in North America but is facing population decline in the UK.
Selected species:
- Torilis arvensisTorilis arvensisTorilis arvensis is a species of flowering plant in the parsley family known by the common names common hedge parsley and spreading hedge parsley. It is native to parts of Europe and it is known elsewhere, such as North America, as an introduced species and a common weed. It grows in many types of...
- spreading hedge parsley, Canadian hedge parsley, common hedge parsley - Torilis japonicaTorilis japonicaTorilis japonica, the Japanese hedge parsley, is a plant species in the genus Torilis....
- Japanese hedge parsley - Torilis leptophylla - bristlefruit hedge parsley
- Torilis nodosaTorilis nodosaTorilis nodosa is a species of flowering plant in the parsley family known by the common names knotted hedge parsley. It is native to parts of Europe, especially the Mediterranean Basin and it is known elsewhere, such as North America, as an introduced species and a common weed. It grows in many...
- knotted hedge parsley - Torilis scabra - rough hedge parsley