Torilis nodosa(L.) Gaertn.

knotted hedgeparsley

WFO wfo-0000411340 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Torilis nodosa, photographed by Piermario Maculan
fig. a Piermario Maculan, CC0 1.0 / 2022-06-12 / obs. 205598287
Torilis nodosa, photographed by Josep Gesti
fig. b Josep Gesti, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 203522101
Torilis nodosa, photographed by Andrew Skotnicki
fig. c Andrew Skotnicki, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 199267672
Torilis nodosa, photographed by Tim Johnson
fig. d Tim Johnson, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 197525025
Torilis nodosa, photographed by Annika Lindqvist
fig. e Annika Lindqvist, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 194971933
Torilis nodosa, photographed by Cleveland Powell
fig. f Cleveland Powell, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 193243950
Torilis nodosa, photographed by mixbass
fig. g mixbass, CC0 1.0 / obs. 191360447
Torilis nodosa, photographed by Brian Finzel
fig. h Brian Finzel, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 190499961

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Native range 44 botanical countries

Regions where Torilis nodosa is native: Algeria, Canary Is., Egypt, Libya, Madeira, Morocco, Tunisia, Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Gulf States, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, West Himalaya, Albania, Baleares, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corse, France, Great Britain, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Kriti, Krym, Netherlands, NW. Balkan Pen., Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Türkiye-in-Europe AlgeriaEgyptLibyaMoroccoTunisiaAfghanistanCyprusEast Aegean Is.Gulf StatesIranIraqLebanon-SyriaNorth CaucasusPalestineSaudi ArabiaTadzhikistanTranscaucasusTürkiyeTurkmenistanUzbekistanPakistanWest HimalayaAlbaniaBelgiumBulgariaCorseFranceGreeceIrelandItalyKritiKrymNetherlandsNW. Balkan Pen.PortugalRomaniaSiciliaSpainTürkiye-in-Europe Canary Is.MadeiraBalearesSardegna
Native distribution of Torilis nodosa, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Albania ALB EUROPE
Baleares BAL
Belgium BGM
Bulgaria BUL
Corse COR
France FRA
Great Britain GRB
Greece GRC
Ireland IRE
Italy ITA
Kriti KRI
Krym KRY
Netherlands NET
NW. Balkan Pen. YUG
Portugal POR
Romania ROM
Sardegna SAR
Sicilia SIC
Spain SPA
Türkiye-in-Europe TUE
Afghanistan AFG ASIA-TEMPERATE
Cyprus CYP
East Aegean Is. EAI
Gulf States GST
Iran IRN
Iraq IRQ
Lebanon-Syria LBS
North Caucasus NCS
Palestine PAL
Saudi Arabia SAU
Tadzhikistan TZK
Transcaucasus TCS
Türkiye TUR
Turkmenistan TKM
Uzbekistan UZB
Algeria ALG AFRICA
Canary Is. CNY
Egypt EGY
Libya LBY
Madeira MDR
Morocco MOR
Tunisia TUN
Pakistan PAK ASIA-TROPICAL
West Himalaya WHM

Not drawn on the map: Great Britain. We hold no public-domain boundary for this region, so it is listed rather than guessed at.

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 19 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Anthriscus nodiflorus (Lam.) Koso-Pol.
  • Caucalis humilis Viv. ex Coss.
  • Caucalis lappulacea Poepp. ex DC.
  • Caucalis nodiflora Lam.
  • Caucalis nodosa Scop.
  • Caucalis nodosa (L.) Crantz
  • Caucalis nodosa var. heterocarpa Ball
  • Caucalis nodosa var. peduncularis Ten.
  • Caucalis tenerrima Scheele
  • Daucus nodosus (L.) E.H.L.Krause
  • Lappularia nodosa (L.) Pomel
  • Tordylium nodiflorum Salisb.
  • Tordylium nodosum L.
  • Torilis bracteosa Bianca
  • Torilis nodiflora Bubani
  • Torilis nodosa subsp. bracteosa (Bianca) Nyman
  • Torilis nodosa var. bracteosa (Bianca) Murb.
  • Torilis nodosa var. breviaculeata Halácsy
  • Torilis nodosa var. peduncularis (Ten.) Maire

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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