Missouri Plants
Hedge parsley   (Torilis arvensis)
Tracheophyte: Angiosperm: Dicot: Carrot (Apiaceae)
Non-native from Europe


Habitat: any full sun area.
ID Features: bipinnate leaves with tiny white flowers.
Natural History: Hedge parsley has pinnately compound leaves and small white flowers held upright in clusters. It grows in nearly any untended area. Its leaves are similar to carrot and hemlock so it should not be eaten!
Hedge parsley
The information is from:
Missouri Wildflowers by Edgar Denison, 5th Edition, Missouri Department of Conservation, ©1998.