Species

Apium graveolens L.

Wild Celery

Apiaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Apiaceae (Carrot family)
Genus: Apium (Celery)

Synonyms

Apium graveolens
Apium dulce
Apium graveolens subsp. dulce
Apium graveolens subsp. rapaceum
Apium rapaceum

Related species

Apium graveolens L. - Wild Celery

Traits


    30–100 cm tall. plants: glabrous. inflorescence: umbels small. involucre: absent. involucel: absent. umbels: with a short stalk or sessile, umbel stalks hardly longer than the umbel-rays, 5–15‑beam. flowers: greenish to yellowish or whitish. sepals: absent or develop...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Apium graveolens

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Apium graveolens

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Apium graveolens

Apium graveolens

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds, bogs, sedge-lands, extensively used or natural grassland, dwarf shrub heaths, ruderal vegetation, parks, gardens

  • in nutritious, moist to wet, occasionally saline habitats

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