Field Hedge Parsley (Torilis arvensis) Login         


        Description
  • CA Bloom May - Aug
  • Lacy, twice-divided compound leaves mark this as a Carrot Family plant.
  • Stems are thin and branch
  • Tiny 5-petaled flowers bunch at the top of branches, surrounded by thin fuzz.
  • Seeds are covered with prickles which cling to socks.
  • Not CA native.
  • Cal IPC Category: Moderately Invasive
  • AKA Hedge Parsley, Spreading Hedgeparsley
  • Carrot Family (Apiaceae)



5-petaled flowers surrounded by little spikes.



Slender, branching, rough-haired stems up to 3 feet tall.


Leaves compound, deeply divided.

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