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Celery
Celery
Apium graveolens
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Biennial
Size
Medium
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Freshwater wetland
Range
Mediterranean
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Uncommon

About

Celery is a marshland plant cultivated worldwide for its crisp, ribbed stalks and aromatic leaves. Its name 'graveolens' means 'heavy-scented' — the essential oils in every part of the plant give it a distinctive, sharp fragrance.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Apiales
Family
Apiaceae
Genus
Apium
Species
Apium graveolens