Latin name: Torilis nodosa (L.) Gaertner
  Pronunciation: tor-IL-is no-DO-sa

  Common name: Hedge-parsley
  Family: Apiaceae (Carrot)
  Habitat: Open hills below 2000', disturbed places,
  native to the Mediterranean region

  Blooming period: April to June
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Torilis
  2) nodosa
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