Torilis. — Caucalis. 715 
1014. (3.) Torilis nodosa Gaertn. De fructib. I (1788), p. 82 
tab. 20 fig.6. — Boiss. Flor. Or. II, p. 1082. —. Rehbch. Ic. XXI, 
tab. 167 fig. 1. — Aschers.-Schweinf. Ill. Flor. @Eg., p.82 no. 487. 
— Aschers.-Schweinf. Prim. Flor. Marmaric., p. 651 no. 143. — 
Tordylium nodosum L. Spec. Plant. I, p. 361. — Caucalis nodosa 
Desf. Flor. Atlant. I, p. 236. — Caucalis leptophylla Viv. Flor. Libyc., 
p. 16 not Linn. — An annual plant, 30—50 cm high or more, 
stems decumbent, more or less zigzag, divaricately branched. Leaves 
bipinnatisect into oblong-ovate, incised-dentate to pinnatipartite 
segments. Umbels sessile or short-peduncled, obsoletely 2—3-rayed, 
clustered; flowers minute, not radiating; fruit 3 mm long and broad, 
including the prickles, nearly sessile, the inner mericarp often 
papiulose. — Flow. February to March. 
M. ma. N.d. N.f. O. Often in deep sandy places and on 
way sides. 
Also known from the other parts of the Mediterranean region, Syria, 
Mesopotamia and Persia. 
405. (28.) Cauealis Linn. 
Calyx-teeth rather prominent, lanceolate-acute or obsolete. Petals 
usually unequal, oval, with inflected acumen; stylopodia thick. Fruit 
ovoid, somewhat compressed laterally and narrowed at the commissure; 
5 primary ridges not prominent, filiform or wider, covered with short 
appressed bristles; 4 secondary ridges predominating, armed with 
longer patent bristles, glochidiate or forked at the end.  Vittae 
solitary under secondary ridges. Carpophore undivided or 0. Seed 
subterete, deeply sulcate on the face. — Annual or biennial herbs. 
Leaves pinnately decompound. Umbels of few rays or subcapitate 
small, terminal or opposite the leaves. Involucre of 0, 1, or several 
bracts ; involucels of many bracteoles. Flowers white or dark purple. 
A moderate sized genus, chiefly found in the Mediterranean region, but 
some species are widely scattered over the world. 
AGE ricklessintiOne? TOW wale ts. Soke won wale 1e LoL. oaalet fekas C. tenella. 
ese riG es) ini p= OWS) vee: ates hs aM Lidy ies ols. pales es C. leptophylla. 
1015. (1.) Caucalis tenella Delile Iilustr. Flor. d’Eg. (1813), 
p- 58 tab. 21 fig. 3. — Boiss. Flor. Or. II, p. 1084. — Aschers.- 
Schweinf. Ill. Flor. d’Eg., p. 82 no. 488. — Sickenberg. Contrib. Flor. 
d’Hg., p. 241. — Aschers.-Schweinf. Primit. Flor. Marmaric., p. 651 
no. 143. — An annual plant, 30—60 cm high, or sometimes somewhat 
more, branches ascending. Leaves oblong in outline, tripinnatisect 
into linear-setaceous lobes. Umbels long-peduncled, with 5—9, 
unequal rays; fruit oblong in outline, 5 mm long, 2 mm broad, 
