Apiaceae
Bristlefruit hedgeparsley
Torilis leptophylla
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Genus
- Torilis
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Common names
By language (3)
- Arabic
- جزر رقيق الأوراق
- English
- Bristlefruit hedgeparsley, Bristlefruit hedge parsley
- Finnish
- Sirokatko
Synonyms
- Anthriscus leptophyllus (L.) Koso-Pol.
- Caucalis daucoides subsp. leptophylla (L.) Bonnier & Layens
- Caucalis leptophylla L.
- Daucalis leptophylla Pomel
- Daucus leptophyllus Scop.
- Pullipes leptophylla (L.) Raf.
- Torilis xanthotricha Stankov
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos

Photo: Alberto Salguero, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Arkadiusz Nowak, Marcin Nobis, Sylwia Nowak, Agnieszka Nobis, Anna Wróbel, Sebas, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.