</s> ▁Tor ilis ▁nod osa ▁is ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁flow ering ▁plant ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁Ap ia ceae ▁known ▁by ▁the ▁common ▁names ▁kn otted ▁h edge par s ley ▁and ▁short ▁so ck - destroy er . ▁It ▁is ▁native ▁to ▁parts ▁of ▁Europe , ▁especially ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁Bas in ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁known ▁elsewhere , ▁such ▁as ▁North ▁America , ▁as ▁an ▁introduced ▁species ▁and ▁a ▁common ▁we ed . ▁It ▁grows ▁in ▁many ▁types ▁of ▁habitat , ▁particularly ▁dist urbed ▁areas . ▁It ▁is ▁an ▁annual ▁her b ▁producing ▁a ▁hair y ▁stem ▁up ▁to ▁half ▁a ▁meter ▁in ▁maximum ▁height . ▁The ▁altern ately ▁arranged ▁leaves ▁are ▁each ▁divided ▁into ▁several ▁pairs ▁of ▁smooth - ed ged ▁lance - sh aped ▁or ▁linear ▁leaf lets . ▁The ▁infl ores c ence ▁is ▁a ▁dense ▁comp ound ▁um bel ▁of ▁flower ▁clusters ▁on ▁very ▁short ▁ray s , ▁often ▁appearing ▁like ▁a ▁cluster . ▁Each ▁flower ▁has ▁five ▁pet als ▁which ▁are ▁une qual ▁in ▁size ▁and ▁are ▁white ▁with ▁a ▁p ink ish ▁or ▁re dd ish ▁t inge . ▁Each ▁green ish ▁or ▁p ink ish ▁fruit ▁is ▁about ▁ 3 ▁mill im eters ▁long ▁and ▁is ▁co ated ▁in ▁long ▁pr ick les . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Ph oto ▁gallery ▁ ▁Category : A pio ide ae <0x0A> </s> ▁Ed ith ▁Ber keley ▁( 1 ▁September ▁ 1 8 7 5 – 2 5 ▁February ▁ 1 9 6 3 ) ▁was ▁a