Torilis japonica

Classification	Dicots
Family	Apiaceae
Family (Traditional)	Apiaceae
Genus	Torilis
Species:	Torilis japonica (Houtt.) DC.
Common Name	Erect Hedgeparsley
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: SM; Duration: Annual; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Region of Origin: Asia; Region of Origin: Europe; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: compound; Leaf Dissection: 1; Leaf Dissection: 1.5; Leaf Dissection: 2; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaf Venation: ternate; Leaflet Margins: lobed; Leaflet Margins: serrate; Leaflet Number: 9; Leaflet Number: 10; Leaflet Number: 11; Leaflet Number: 12; Leaflet Number: 13; Leaflet Number: 14; Leaflet Number: 15; Leaflet Number: 16; Leaflet Number: 17; Leaflet Number: 18; Leaflet Number: 19; Base Flower Color: White; Carpel Number/Pistil: 2; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Schizocarp; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: corymb/cyme/umbel; Ovary Position: Inferior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: No; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Complexity: Compound; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Axillary; Sepal Fusion: No; Sepal Number: 0; Sepal Number: 5; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 5; Tepal Fusion: N/A; Tepal Number: N/A
C value	N/A
Status	Not Native; KY[SNA] (State Rank); GNR (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Counties - Species Present

Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Anthriscus vulgaris	Anthriscus vulgaris
Torilis anthriscus	Torilis anthriscus

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Anderson (KY), Boone (KY), Christian (KY), Fulton (KY), Jessamine (KY), McCracken (KY), Madison (KY), Menifee (KY), Robertson (KY), Washington (KY), Bedford (TN), Campbell (TN), Cannon (TN), Carroll (TN), Davidson (TN), DeKalb (TN), Dyer (TN), Giles (TN), Hamilton (TN), Jackson (TN), Lauderdale (TN), Marion (TN), Montgomery (TN), Rutherford (TN), Stewart (TN), Washington (TN), Williamson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BOON, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, MTSU, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1965 - 2002

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100214467	Robertson	Kentucky	11 Jul 2002	Timothy J. Weckman 7483	EKY Torilis japonica
31234100214459	Jessamine	Kentucky	26 Jul 1978	Johnnie B. Varner 11716	EKY Torilis japonica
TENN-V-0160783	Davidson	Tennessee			TENN Torilis anthriscus
TENN-V-0160805	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Torilis japonica
TENN-V-0160790	Dyer	Tennessee			TENN Torilis japonica
TENN-V-0160806	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Torilis anthriscus
TENN-V-0160837	Washington	Kentucky			TENN Torilis japonica
UCHT021437	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Torilis japonica
HTTU001815	Fulton	Kentucky			HTTU Torilis japonica
HTTU001812	Christian	Kentucky			HTTU Torilis japonica
MTSU023476	Rutherford	Tennessee			MTSU Torilis japonica
MTSU023467	Rutherford	Tennessee			MTSU Torilis anthriscus
MTSU023478	Rutherford	Tennessee			MTSU Torilis japonica
TENN-V-0160836	Madison	Kentucky			TENN Torilis japonica
UCHT021436	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Torilis japonica
APSC0107674	Boone	Kentucky			APSC Torilis japonica
HTTU001808		Tennessee			HTTU Torilis japonica
MTSU023481	Davidson	Tennessee			MTSU Torilis japonica
MTSU023471		Tennessee			MTSU Torilis japonica
UCHT033564	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Torilis japonica
31234100214442	Menifee	Kentucky	15 Jul 1989	Carol Hanley 43	EKY Torilis japonica
TENN-V-0160835	Jessamine	Kentucky			TENN Torilis japonica
TENN-V-0160781	Davidson	Tennessee			TENN Torilis anthriscus
HTTU001813	Marion	Tennessee			HTTU Torilis japonica
MTSU023475	Rutherford	Tennessee			MTSU Torilis japonica
MTSU023474	Rutherford	Tennessee			MTSU Torilis japonica
TENN-V-0160834	Anderson	Kentucky			TENN Torilis japonica
TENN-V-0160786	Davidson	Tennessee			TENN Torilis anthriscus
HTTU001810	DeKalb	Tennessee			HTTU Torilis japonica
HTTU001811	Fulton	Kentucky			HTTU Torilis japonica
UCHT021435	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Torilis anthriscus
HTTU001816	Carroll	Tennessee			HTTU Torilis japonica
HTTU008397	DeKalb	Tennessee			HTTU Torilis japonica
HTTU001817	McCracken	Kentucky			HTTU Torilis japonica
HTTU001809	DeKalb	Tennessee			HTTU Torilis japonica
MTSU023479	Rutherford	Tennessee			MTSU Torilis japonica
MTSU023472	Giles	Tennessee			MTSU Torilis japonica
MTSU023477		Tennessee			MTSU Torilis japonica
MTSU023480	Williamson	Tennessee			MTSU Torilis japonica
ETSU007911	Washington	Tennessee			ETSU Torilis japonica
TENN-V-0160779	Davidson	Tennessee			TENN Torilis anthriscus
TENN-V-0160803	Lauderdale	Tennessee			TENN Torilis japonica
TENN-V-0160825	Williamson	Tennessee			TENN Torilis japonica
ETSU007910	Campbell	Tennessee			ETSU Torilis japonica
TENN-V-0160771	Bedford	Tennessee			TENN Torilis japonica
TENN-V-0160813	Montgomery	Tennessee			TENN Torilis japonica
TENN-V-0160869	Jessamine	Kentucky			TENN Torilis japonica
MTSU023473	Cannon	Tennessee			MTSU Torilis japonica
UCHT033565	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Torilis japonica
011143	Stewart	Tennessee	07 Jul 1965	William H. Ellis 00205	BOON Torilis japonica
HTTU001814	Jackson	Tennessee			HTTU Torilis japonica

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Torilis japonica

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