Torilis japonica (Erect hedgeparsley)

Torilis japonica (Houtt.) DC.

Erect hedgeparsley, upright hedge-parsley, Japanese hedge parsley

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Asteridae	A large class that encompasses asters
Order	Apiales	Includes carrots, celery, parsley, and ivy
Family	Apiaceae	Carrot or parsley family, also includes angelica, anise, caraway, celery, chervil, cicely, coriander/cilantro, cumin, dill, fennel, hemlock, lovage, Queen Anne’s Lace, parsnip
Genus	Torilis	Name used by Adanson in 1763, meaning obscure. Umberto Quattrocchi says “A meaningless name or possibly from toreo “to bore through, to pierce,” referring to the prickled fruit
Species	japonica

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Torilis japonica description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

7/19/2017 · Monongahela National Forest, Monongahela, West Virginia
≈ 7 × 4½" (18 × 12 cm) ID is uncertain

7/19/2017 · Monongahela National Forest, Monongahela, West Virginia
≈ 3 × 3½" (8.4 × 9.8 cm) ID is uncertain

7/19/2017 · Monongahela National Forest, Monongahela, West Virginia
≈ 7 × 4" (16 × 11 cm) ID is uncertain

7/19/2017 · Monongahela National Forest, Monongahela, West Virginia
≈ 4 × 3" (9.9 × 8.4 cm) ID is uncertain

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