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Synonyms: |
Caucalis arvensis Huds. Torilis africana (Thunb.) Spreng. |
Common names: | Spreading hedge-parsley (English) |
Frequency: | Local |
Status: | Probably native |
Description: |
Erect annual, up to 1 m but usually much smaller. Stem terete, glabrous, finely grooved. Leaves variable, from 3-foliolate to 2-pinnate and fern-like, covered with appressed bristly white hairs; margin variously dentate or subentire. Inflorescences terminal and lateral compound umbels. Ultimate umbels few-flowered. Flowers white. Fruit 3-5 mm, ovoid with long spiny hairs, blackish green when ripe. |
Notes: | |
Derivation of specific name: | arvensis: of cultivated fields |
Habitat: | A weed of disturbed areas and gardens. |
Altitude range: (metres) | Above 1500 m |
Flowering time: | |
Worldwide distribution: | Southern Europe, the Mediterranean region, extending south through tropical Africa to the Cape; also occurring in other tropical areas and as a weed elsewhere. |
Zimbabwe distribution: | N,E |
Growth form(s): | |
Endemic status: | |
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Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Saturday 5 August 2006 |
Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 67. (Includes a picture). Cannon, J.F.M. (1978). Apiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 571 - 572. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 18. |
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