hedge parslies

genus Torilis

Member of carrot family (family Apiaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)

There are no other wild species of this genus in California.

Note that references to “umbel” below refer to one umbel in the compound umbel inflorescence.

Plants with similar burs:

bur chervil (Anthriscus caucalis) has more divided leaflet lobes, beaked fruit
poison hemlock (Conium maculatum) is a larger plant with much larger leaves
sweet cicely (genus Osmorhiza) leaves are ternate at the first level of branching

common hedge parsley
Torilis arvensis

common hedge parsley
Torilis arvensis

plant erect
umbel open, not head-like

umbel subtended by ± 0–1 bracts

leaf 2–3-pinnate
common

knotted hedgeparsley
Torilis nodosa

knotted hedgeparsley
Torilis nodosa

upright hedge-parsley
Torilis japonica

plant erect
umbel open, not head-like

umbel subtended by ± 5–6 bracts (info source)

only in/around Tilden

2 observed taxons / 1 unobserved taxon / 1 key

Chris’s observations: 22 (6 are research grade)

Locations:

Mt. Madonna SP: 3
Castle Rock SP: 2
Henry Coe SP: 2
Almaden Quicksilver CP
Big Basin SP
Calero CP
Coal Creek OSP
Coyote Lake / Harvey Bear Ranch CP
Dimond Canyon Trail, Oakland
El Corte de Madera OSP
Garrapata SP
Joseph D. Grant CP
Portola Redwoods SP
Rancho Cañada del Oro OSP
Sam McDonald CP
Santa Teresa CP
Skyline Ridge OSP
Stevens Creek CP

Months:

May: 6
Jun.: 9
Jul.: 6
Aug.: 1

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Not all sites include this taxon:

genus Torilis → iNaturalist – Calflora – Jepson eFlora
not yet listed → FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora