''Torilis'' is a genus of plants in the family

Apiaceae Apiaceae or Umbelliferae is a family of mostly aromatic flowering plants named after the type genus '' Apium'' and commonly known as the celery, carrot or parsley family, or simply as umbellifers. It is the 16th-largest family of flowering plant ...

which are known generally as the hedge parsleys. They are native to

Eurasia Eurasia (, ) is the largest continental area on Earth, comprising all of Europe and Asia. Primarily in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres, it spans from the British Isles and the Iberian Peninsula in the west to the Japanese archipelag ...

and

North Africa North Africa, or Northern Africa is a region encompassing the northern portion of the African continent. There is no singularly accepted scope for the region, and it is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores of Mauritania in t ...

but have been introduced to other continents. ''T. arvensis'' is quite widespread in North America but is facing population decline in the UK. Selected species: *''

Torilis arvensis ''Torilis arvensis'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae known by the common names spreading hedge parsley, tall sock-destroyer and common hedge parsley. It is native to parts of Europe and it is known elsewhere, such as North ...

'' - spreading hedge parsley, Canadian hedge parsley, common hedge parsley *''

Torilis japonica ''Torilis japonica'', the erect hedgeparsley, upright hedge-parsley or Japanese hedge parsley, is a herbaceous flowering plant species in the celery family Apiaceae. Japanese hedge parsley is considered both an annual and biennial plant depend ...

'' - Japanese hedge parsley *''

Torilis leptophylla ''Torilis leptophylla'' is a species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which a ...

'' - bristlefruit hedge parsley *''

Torilis nodosa ''Torilis nodosa'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae known by the common names knotted hedgeparsley and short sock-destroyer. It is native to parts of Europe, especially the Mediterranean Basin and it is known elsewhere, suc ...

'' - knotted hedge parsley *''

Torilis scabra ''Torilis'' is a genus of plants in the family Apiaceae which are known generally as the hedge parsleys. They are native to Eurasia and North Africa but have been introduced to other continents. ''T. arvensis'' is quite widespread in North Ameri ...

'' - rough hedge parsley

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GRIN species list
* Apioideae Apioideae genera {{Apiaceae-stub