Celery Apium graveolens
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Celery, also known as celeriac if a cultivar grown for its root, is a vegetable native to many parts of Europe, the Middle East, and northern Africa. Wild celery is known as "smallage". Many cultivars have been selected for various edible uses such as the leaves, root, seeds, and– most recognizably in the west– the fleshy stalks.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Apium
- Species:
- graveolens
- Family:
- Apiaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Annual
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Edible
- Vegetable
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
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Cultural Conditions:
- Soil Texture:
- High Organic Matter
- Soil pH:
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Fruit Value To Gardener:
- Edible
- Fruit Type:
- Achene
- Fruit Length:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Width:
- < 1 inch
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Green
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Umbel
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Edible
- Fragrant
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Hairs Present:
- No
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Theme:
- Edible Garden
