West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Flowers can be white or pinkish. Also it is the most common umbellifer to be flowering this late in the season (the other common ones have gone to fruit by now). But you need to check out the fruits to really be sure!

Upright Hedge-Parsley (Torilis japonica) (17/07/2022) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Flowers can be white or pinkish. Also it is the most common umbellifer to be flowering this late in the season (the other common ones have gone to fruit by now). But you need to check out the fruits to really be sure!

West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. The little weird lookking things among the flowers are young flowers!

Upright Hedge-Parsley (Torilis japonica) (17/07/2022) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. The little weird lookking things among the flowers are young flowers!

Upright Hedge-Parsley (Torilis japonica) (17/07/2022) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex.

West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. The giss of the plant. Note the thin stems - but they are stiff, more so than e.g. Cow Parsley.

Upright Hedge-Parsley (Torilis japonica) (17/07/2022) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. The giss of the plant. Note the thin stems - but they are stiff, more so than e.g. Cow Parsley.

West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. The umbels are very compact, most other umbellifers have a rather looser arrangement of flowers.

Upright Hedge-Parsley (Torilis japonica) (17/07/2022) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. The umbels are very compact, most other umbellifers have a rather looser arrangement of flowers.

West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Useful for scale, it shows how small these flowers are at only around 4mm across.

Upright Hedge-Parsley (Torilis japonica) (17/07/2022) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Useful for scale, it shows how small these flowers are at only around 4mm across.

West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. You can see how the fruits are developing behind the flowers.

Upright Hedge-Parsley (Torilis japonica) (17/07/2022) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. You can see how the fruits are developing behind the flowers.

West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Note the stems with flattened hairs, unlike e.g. Cow Parsley,

Upright Hedge-Parsley (Torilis japonica) (17/07/2022) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Note the stems with flattened hairs, unlike e.g. Cow Parsley,

Upright Hedge-Parsley (Torilis japonica) (17/07/2022) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Lower leaves (this one is sun-stressed).

West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Upright Hedge has these flattened, white hairs on the stem.

Upright Hedge-Parsley (Torilis japonica) (17/07/2022) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Upright Hedge has these flattened, white hairs on the stem.

West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Segments of lower leaves. Note the short bristly-hairs.

Upright Hedge-Parsley (Torilis japonica) (17/07/2022) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Segments of lower leaves. Note the short bristly-hairs.

Upright Hedge-Parsley (Torilis japonica) (17/07/2022) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex.

Upright Hedge-Parsley (Torilis japonica) (17/07/2022) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Mid-stem leaf.

Upright Hedge-Parsley (Torilis japonica) (17/07/2022) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Upper Stem leaf.

Upright Hedge-Parsley (Torilis japonica) (17/07/2022) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex.

West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Upright Hedge Parsley has these fruits with many curved spines, a primary ID feature for this species.

Upright Hedge-Parsley (Torilis japonica) (17/07/2022) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Upright Hedge Parsley has these fruits with many curved spines, a primary ID feature for this species.