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Knotted Hedge-parsley, Torilis nodosa
Photos: Dungarvan, Co.Waterford

Knotted Hedge-parsley
Torilis nodosa
Lus na gcloch fuail
Family: Apiaceae

Flowering June-August. Annual. Native.

Small pinkish flowers in 2-3 rayed umbels, almost stalkless. Long narrow bracteoles, no bracts. Ovoid fruit, outer prickly. Leaves 1-2 pinnate. Hairy. Solid weak stems, often prostrate. Height 15-40cm.

Dry, open habitats. Sea-walls, waste ground, dry grassland. Occasional in Ireland, mainly near S, SE coasts. Identified by Paul Green

Related: Upright Hedge-parsley
     


Knotted Hedge-parsley, Torilis nodosa       Knotted Hedge-parsley, Torilis nodosa
Knotted Hedge-parsley. Dungarvan, Co.Waterford. September 2008

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