[The Parsley Family in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]

Field Hedge-parsley, Spreading Hedge Parsley, Spreading Hedge-parsley

Torilis arvensis

Synonyms: Torilis arvensis ssp. arvensis, Torilis arvensis ssp. purpurea, Torilis purpurea

Close-up of the inflorescence of field hedge-parsley as seen in disturbed soils along the Old Highway at Catherine Creek, Columbia River Gorge..........June 3, 2009.

Note the appressed hairs on the bracts of the involucels as well as the ascending bristles on the ovaries.

Field hedge-parsley as seen in disturbed soils along the Old Highway at Catherine Creek, Columbia River Gorge.........June 3, 2009.

Paul Slichter