Flora canaria > Especies silvestres
Torilis neglecta
Torilis arvensis (Huds.) Link ssp. neglecta (Schult.) Thell.
Familia
APIACEAE
Torilis arvensis ssp. neglecta, commonly known as bardanilla or ‘sheep’s parsley’, is an annual herbaceous plant belonging to the Apiaceae family.
It is a robust and vigorous plant that can grow to a height of 1.5 to 2 metres, with branched stems bearing long, spreading branches.
The leaves are deeply divided (pinnatifid), with the basal leaves divided into numerous leaflets and the upper leaves smaller and more simplified.
They are arranged in umbel-shaped inflorescences with between 4 and 20 rays, supported by long peduncles. The petals are entirely white, with those of the outer flowers being noticeably larger and asymmetrical.
They are small, ovoid and densely covered with spines or prickles that curve slightly upwards, which easily cling to animal fur and clothing. Their long styles (1 to 6 mm) protrude visibly above the fruit’s prickles, a definitive feature for their taxonomic identification.
This subspecies is widely distributed across central and southern Europe, North Africa, Macaronesia (including the Canary Islands) and south-west Asia. It typically grows in ruderal areas, cultivated fields, along paths, roadsides and hedgerows, showing a certain preference for environments with a degree of moisture. Its main flowering period runs from April to July.
El Hierro, La Palma, La Gomera, Tenerife, Lanzarote
Torilis arvensis ssp. neglecta, commonly known as bardanilla or ‘sheep’s parsley’, is an annual herbaceous plant belonging to the Apiaceae family.
It is a robust and vigorous plant that can grow to a height of 1.5 to 2 metres, with branched stems bearing long, spreading branches.
The leaves are deeply divided (pinnatifid), with the basal leaves divided into numerous leaflets and the upper leaves smaller and more simplified.
They are arranged in umbel-shaped inflorescences with between 4 and 20 rays, supported by long peduncles. The petals are entirely white, with those of the outer flowers being noticeably larger and asymmetrical.
They are small, ovoid and densely covered with spines or prickles that curve slightly upwards, which easily cling to animal fur and clothing. Their long styles (1 to 6 mm) protrude visibly above the fruit’s prickles, a definitive feature for their taxonomic identification.
This subspecies is widely distributed across central and southern Europe, North Africa, Macaronesia (including the Canary Islands) and south-west Asia. It typically grows in ruderal areas, cultivated fields, along paths, roadsides and hedgerows, showing a certain preference for environments with a degree of moisture. Its main flowering period runs from April to July.
El Hierro, La Palma, La Gomera, Tenerife, Lanzarote
