| Taxon | Torilis arvensis |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Apiaceae |
| Family common name(s) | umbel; umbelwort; umbelworts; carrot; parsley; biscuitroot |
| Genus common name(s) | torilis; hedge-parsley; hedge parsley; hedgeparsley; sockbane; sock-destroyer; sock destroyer |
| Species common name(s) | tall sock-destroyer; tall sock destroyer; tall sockbane; field torilis; field hedge-parsley; field hedge parsley; field hedgeparsley; field bur-parsley; spreading hedge-parsley; spreading hedgeparsley; spreading hedge parsley; spreading bur-parsley; common hedge-parsley; common hedge parsley; common hedgeparsley; roadside hedge parsley; Canada hedgeparsle |
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| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | Japanese hedge-parsley, Japanese hedge parsley are more commonly applied to Torilis japonica; beggar's-lice, beggar's lice, beggars lice, beggars-lice are applied to taxa in multiple families; wild parsley, velcro plant are applied to taxa in multiple families |
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| Notes | Canada is a proper name, so upper case preferable |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | subsp. purpurea (Ten.) Hayek |
