Torilis leptophylla Rchb.F.

Bristlefruit hedgeparsley (en), Torilis à feuilles étroites (fr), Torilide à feuilles grêles (fr), Torilis à folioles étroites (fr), Torilis à feuilles grêles (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Torilis

Characteristics

A herb. It grows 60 cm tall. The leaves are twice divided. The fruit are oval and 4 mm long.

Life form	annual
Growth form	herb
Growth support	free-standing
Foliage retention	-
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
Pollination	entomogamy
Spread	epizoochory
Mature width (meter)	-
Mature height (meter)	0.5 - 0.6
Root system	-
Rooting depth (meter)	-
Root diameter (meter)	-
Flower color
Blooming months	Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fruit color
Fruiting months	-
Nitrogen fixer	-
Photosynthetic pathway	c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant.

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity
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Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

The leaves are cooked and eaten.

Uses	medicinal
Edible	leaves
Therapeutic use	Anti-bacterial agents (unspecified), Gastrointestinal diseases (unspecified)
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Mode	-
Germination duration (days)	-
Germination temperacture (C°)	-
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

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Habit

Leaf

Flower

Fruit

Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:849536-1
WFO ID	wfo-0000411338
COL ID	57FPX
BDTFX ID	68582
INPN ID	126861
Wikipedia (EN)	Link
Wikipedia (FR)	Link

Synonyms

Nigera parviflora Pullipes leptophylla Caucalis humilis Caucalis parviflora Daucalis leptophylla Caucalis bifrons Caucalis leptophylla Caucalis xanthotricha Daucus leptophyllus Torilis xanthotricha Torilis xanthotricha Anthriscus leptophylla Caucalis leptophylla var. bifrons Torilis leptophylla

Lower taxons

Torilis leptophylla var. erythrotricha