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Apiaceae /
Serika |
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Notes For Reference:- |
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Species, Varieties, or Forms in the Genus Torilis japonica:
Torilis japonica
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Yabujirami |
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Torilis japonica / Yabujirami ヤブジラミ |
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Torilis japonica, a biennial
commonly seen in fields or roadsides, grows 30-70cm tall. Leaves are
5-10cm long, of a bi- or tripinnate compound leaf; leaflets are
ovate-like lanceolate, delicately cut in, with dense, short, coarse
hairs on upper- and back-sides. Branch ends bear small-sized
compound umbels and set small white flowers in them; pedicels are
4-10 in number, and involucral bracts are slender. 2.5-3.5cm long.
The fruit is oval-like, oblong, with dense bristles bent in a hook
shape. Bloom time: May-July. |
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