Common name:
Upright hedge parsley
Family:
Scientific name:
Torilis japonica
Main flower color:
Range:
All of the UK except the Scottish Highlands
Height:
Up to 100 cm
Habitat:
Hedgerows, roadsides, woodland margins
Flowers:
Pinkish in bud then white, with five petals, notched at the tip, and five stamens, topped by pink anthers. In compound umbels of between five and 12 rays, with both bracts and bracteoles. Pedicels, and stems, have a covering of bristly white hairs, lying against the surface
Fruit:
Smooth capsules covered by short, straight, purplish spines
Leaves:
Narrow, up to three times pinnate; partly divided into small, pointed leaflets. Sparsely covered by appressed hairs
Season:
July to August
Rarity:
★★★★★
