Irish wildflowers BSBI map

Upright Hedge-Parsley, Torilis japonica, Fionnas fáil
Photographs: Co. Cork

Upright Hedge-parsley
Torilis japonica
Fionnas fáil
Family: Apiaceae

Flowering time: July - August. Annual. Native.

Long-stalked terminal umbels of white flowers, often pink-tinged with 5-12 rays. Bracteoles and several small bracts present. Leaves finely divided, twice pinnate. Solid green stems, erect. Leaves and stems feel rough. Height to 90cm. Latest flowering of common hedgerow umbilifers.

Very frequent on roadsides and in hedgerows and woodland edges.

Related: Knotted Hedge-parsley, T. nodosa. Weak stems, often prostrate. Small white flowers. Occasional, coastal S and SE Ireland.

Upright Hedge-Parsley, Torilis japonica, Fionnas fáil

Upright Hedge-Parsley, Torilis japonica, Fionnas fáil
Upright Hedge-Parsley, Torilis japonica, Fionnas fáil

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