Flora canaria > Especies silvestres
Torilis leptophylla
Torilis leptophylla (L.) Rchb. f.
Familia
APIACEAE
Cadeja
Torilis leptophylla, commonly known in some regions as ‘cuernecillo’ or ‘caíllos’, is a species of annual herbaceous plant belonging to the Apiaceae family. It is native to the Mediterranean basin and Macaronesia (including the Canary Islands), extending as far as Central Asia.
It is a small to medium-sized plant, usually reaching a height of up to 40 cm. Its stems are sparse, erect or prostrate, and are characterised by being hispid (covered in stiff, downward-pointing hairs).
The leaves are deeply divided (2 to 3 times pinnately dissected), with narrow, elongated or linear terminal segments and scattered hairs.
Its flowers are grouped in small compound umbels that emerge opposite the leaves. Unlike other species of the genus Torilis, these umbels have only 2 or 3 notably thick, stiff and divergent rays.
The flowers are tiny and have white, pink or purplish petals. The fruit is elongated and cylindrical, completely covered in stiff, aligned spines (stingers) which aid its dispersal by clinging to animal fur or clothing.
It grows wild mainly during spring (March to June) in dry grasslands, ruderal areas, roadside verges and cultivated fields.
El Hierro, La Palma, La Gomera, Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote
Cadeja
Torilis leptophylla, commonly known in some regions as ‘cuernecillo’ or ‘caíllos’, is a species of annual herbaceous plant belonging to the Apiaceae family. It is native to the Mediterranean basin and Macaronesia (including the Canary Islands), extending as far as Central Asia.
It is a small to medium-sized plant, usually reaching a height of up to 40 cm. Its stems are sparse, erect or prostrate, and are characterised by being hispid (covered in stiff, downward-pointing hairs).
The leaves are deeply divided (2 to 3 times pinnately dissected), with narrow, elongated or linear terminal segments and scattered hairs.
Its flowers are grouped in small compound umbels that emerge opposite the leaves. Unlike other species of the genus Torilis, these umbels have only 2 or 3 notably thick, stiff and divergent rays.
The flowers are tiny and have white, pink or purplish petals. The fruit is elongated and cylindrical, completely covered in stiff, aligned spines (stingers) which aid its dispersal by clinging to animal fur or clothing.
It grows wild mainly during spring (March to June) in dry grasslands, ruderal areas, roadside verges and cultivated fields.
El Hierro, La Palma, La Gomera, Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote
