Flora canaria > Especies silvestres
Torilis webbii
Torilis webbii Jury
Familia
APIACEAE
Torilis webbii is an annual herbaceous plant belonging to the Apiaceae family. It is commonly known in the Canary Islands as ‘raspillo’.
It is a prostrate or decumbent herb, 5 to 50 cm tall. Its stems are simple or sparsely branched, striated and have long internodes covered with coarse, downward-pointing (retrorse) hairs.
The leaves are divided (1–2-pinnately dissected) with terminal segments that are ovate and tapering to a point, ranging from subglabrous (almost hairless) to sparsely hairy. They do not usually form a rosette at the base.
It produces compact, capitate umbels 1 to 2 cm in diameter, which grow opposite the leaves. They are subsessile or have very short peduncles (3 to 10 mm) and consist of three barely visible rays.
It lacks bracts but has several linear (subulate) bracteoles protruding from the sessile flowers. Its petals are small and white or pink in colour. The fruits are ovoid or ellipsoid, bearing spines on their secondary ribs.
In the Canary Islands, it is native to the islands of Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote, inhabiting mainly grasslands and areas influenced by human activity or rich in nitrogen. It is also found on the Iberian Peninsula (Andalusia) and in other Mediterranean regions, as well as on other Macaronesian islands such as the Azores and Madeira.
Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote
Torilis webbii is an annual herbaceous plant belonging to the Apiaceae family. It is commonly known in the Canary Islands as ‘raspillo’.
It is a prostrate or decumbent herb, 5 to 50 cm tall. Its stems are simple or sparsely branched, striated and have long internodes covered with coarse, downward-pointing (retrorse) hairs.
The leaves are divided (1–2-pinnately dissected) with terminal segments that are ovate and tapering to a point, ranging from subglabrous (almost hairless) to sparsely hairy. They do not usually form a rosette at the base.
It produces compact, capitate umbels 1 to 2 cm in diameter, which grow opposite the leaves. They are subsessile or have very short peduncles (3 to 10 mm) and consist of three barely visible rays.
It lacks bracts but has several linear (subulate) bracteoles protruding from the sessile flowers. Its petals are small and white or pink in colour. The fruits are ovoid or ellipsoid, bearing spines on their secondary ribs.
In the Canary Islands, it is native to the islands of Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote, inhabiting mainly grasslands and areas influenced by human activity or rich in nitrogen. It is also found on the Iberian Peninsula (Andalusia) and in other Mediterranean regions, as well as on other Macaronesian islands such as the Azores and Madeira.
Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote
