Torilis japonica (Houtt.) DC.

Taxonomy: Apiaceae// Genus: Torilis// Species: Torilis japonica (Houtt.) DC.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Cannon (1968 in Tutin at al.) and Micevski (2005 in Matevski).

Lifeform: Annual. Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native to most of Europe and parts of Asia, from Turkey to China and Japan according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Among bushes, sparse woods, clearings of forests, along paths, mountain roads and disturbed ground, from the lowland up to c. 1400 m altitude.

Flowering period: Summer: JUN, JUL, AUG.

Locality: Kormina region.

*Torilis japonica* – habit. Osogovo – Kormina region (north of Poniva), 06.07.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: Gorge of “Kochanska” River.

*Torilis japonica* – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 17.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Torilis japonica* – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.08.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Cannon, J. F. M. 1968. Torilis Adanson. In Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. (eds.), Flora Europaea. Volume 2. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 371–372.

Micevski, K. 2005. Torilis Adans. In Matevski, V. (ed.), The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia. Vol. I, Book 6. Skopje: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1650–1655.

Torilis japonica. Hand, R. 2011+: Apiaceae. – In: Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/. https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/2fc424ca-465d-4181-a2f4-bd807df43552 [Accessed 10.01.2026].

Torilis japonica (Houtt.) DC. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:849533-1 [Accessed 16.09.2021].

Last update: 10.01.2026.

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