[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

Inflorescence of Field Hedge-parsley, Spreading Hedge Parsley, Spreading Hedge-parsley: Torilis arvensis (Synonyms: Torilis arvensis ssp. arvensis, Torilis arvensis ssp. purpurea, Torilis purpurea) - Inflorescence of 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.

Mature fruits of Field Hedge-parsley, Spreading Hedge Parsley, Spreading Hedge-parsley: Torilis arvensis (Synonyms: Torilis arvensis ssp. arvensis, Torilis arvensis ssp. purpurea, Torilis purpurea)

Mature fruits of field hedge-parsley as seen at Memaloose, Columbia River Gorge......November 24, 2024.

Field Hedge-parsley, Spreading Hedge Parsley, Spreading Hedge-parsley: Torilis arvensis (Synonyms: Torilis arvensis ssp. arvensis, Torilis arvensis ssp. purpurea, Torilis purpurea)

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

Paul Slichter