Apiaceae FAMILY
Torilis japonica
Torilis japonica
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
1/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Torilis japonica is an annual plant that can grow up to 1.00 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurope, including Britain, from Norway south and east to N. Africa, north and east Asia.
HabitatHedges and grassy places in dry soils[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ].