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Upright Hedge-Parsley
Upright Hedge-Parsley
Torilis japonica
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Biennial
Size
Small
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate woodland
Range
Eurasia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Spines
Status
Uncommon

About

This branched herb grows in meadows and along shaded forest edges. Its seeds are covered in tiny hooks that latch onto passing fur to travel to new soil.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Apiales
Family
Apiaceae
Genus
Torilis
Species
Torilis japonica