Torilis Adanson

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1981, Flora Europaea. Volume 2. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae, Cambridge University Press : 371

102. Torilis Adanson 2

Annual, rarely biennial. Leaves 1- to 3-pinnate, the segments jaggedly toothed. Sepals small, rarely conspicuous, persistent.

Petals white or pinkish; apex inflexed. Fruit linear to ovoid,

narrowed at the commissure. Ridges slender, ciliate, the grooves between the ridges usually filled with spines or tubercles.

1 Umbels mostly lateral, leaf-opposed; peduncles up to 5 cm

2 Plant usually procumbent; rays very short, concealed by flowers or fruit 1. nodosa

2 Plant erect; rays evident 6. leptophylla

1 Umbels mostly terminal on peduncles usually more than 5 cm

3 Bracts 4-12 4 Outer petals only slightly longer than inner; ripe fruit 3-4 mm; style 2-3 times as long as the stylopodium 3. japonica

4 Outer petals distinctly longer than inner; ripe fruit c. 2 mm; style 5-6 times as long as the stylopodium 4. ucranica

3 Bracts 0-1 5 Leaves very finely divided; lobes less than 1 mm wide 5. tenella

5 Leaves coarsely divided; lobes at least 2 mm wide 2. arvensis