Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) Week: Torilis japonica from Kashmir

[Gurcharan Singh]

Torilis japonica (Houtt.) DC., Prodr. 4:219. 1830

syn: Caucalis japonica Houtt.; Caucalis anthriscus (Linn.) C.B. Clarke; Torilis anthriscus (Linn.) Gmel.

Plants up to 70 cm tall; leaves 1-2 pinnate, segments pinnatifid to pinnatipartite; peduncle up to 15 cm long; Rays 4-10, hispid with linear involucre bracts; fruit ovoid, 3-4 mm long, covered with incurved spines

Photographed from Nagin and Dachhigam, Kashmir in July.

Photographed 

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
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[Balkar Arya]

Sir again Awesome!!

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Dr Balkar Singh
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Arya P G College, Panipat
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