Photographs: Dungarvan, Co. Waterford

Knotted Hedge-parsley Torilis nodosa Lus na gcloch fuail Family: Apiaceae Flowering June-August. Annual. Native. Small pinkish flowers in 2-3 rayed, almost stalkless umbels with long narrow bracteoles but no bracts. Ovoid fruit, outer prickly. Hairy leaves are 1-2 pinnate on solid, often prostrate, weak stems. Height 15-40cm Occasional and decreasing in Ireland with a scattered distribution on sea-walls, waste ground and in dry grassland. Identified by Paul Green Related: Upright Hedge-parsley, Torilis japonica is a tall upright plant

Knotted Hedge-parsley, Torilis nodosa, Lus na gcloch fuail