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Photographer: Emmet J. Judziewicz
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Family Apiaceae
Torilis japonica (Houtt.) DC.
erect hedge-parsley, Japanese hedge-parsley
Torilis: name used by Adanson in 1763, meaning obscure
japonica: of Japan
Invasive - Eradicate!
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| Status: | Introduced - locally established; ecologically invasive |
| Plant: | erect, annual, 2'-6' tall forb; stems ridged, branched; taprooted |
| Flower: | white, 5-parted; inflorescence a small, loose, compound umbel |
| Fruit: | dry with tiny upcurved, sticking hairs, splitting into 2 seeds- fruit: seed: |
| Leaf: | alternate, pinnately-divided, 2"-5" long, sometimes slightly downy |
| Habitat: | dry to dry-medium; disturbed upland, roadsides, woods, railroads |
| Notes: | to control, pull or mow before flowering, treat foliage with glyphosate or triclopyr in early spring and when re-sprouting after cutting; monitor the site. |
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