Taxonomy: Apiaceae// Genus: Torilis// Species: Torilis arvensis (Huds.) Link
Determined according to the botanical key provided in the The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski and Matevski, 2005).
Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from Europe to Central Asia and Pakistan, Macaronesia, North Africa to Arabian Peninsula; British Columbia (Canada) according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Grassland, bushland, alongside roads.
Flowering period: Summer (JUN, JUL).
Torilis arvensis – habit. Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Torilis arvensis – habit. Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Torilis arvensis – habit. Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Torilis arvensis – inflorescence. Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Torilis arvensis – inflorescence. Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Torilis arvensis – inflorescence. Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Torilis arvensis – inflorescence. Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Torilis arvensis – fruits. Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Torilis arvensis – fruits. Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Torilis arvensis – fruits. Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Torilis arvensis – rays of inflorescence. Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Torilis arvensis – upper cauline leaves. Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Torilis arvensis – upper cauline leaves. Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Torilis arvensis – upper cauline leaves. Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Torilis arvensis – lower cauline leaves. Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Torilis arvensis – lower cauline leaves. Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Torilis arvensis – segments of lower cauline leaves. Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Micevski, K and Matevski, V. (2005). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 6. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
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