Apium insulare

P. S. Short

Island celery

ApiaceaeLeaves

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves

None known

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant. It grows in Bass Strait Islands and Lord Howe Island. It grows on rocky shores on very exposed sections of the coast. Tasmania Herbarium.

Australia*, Tasmania,

Countries: Australia

How to Identify

A robust herb. It grows 50 cm high. It is erect and has stout stems 10 mm across. The leaves are large and dissected. They are glossy green. The flower is a distinctive stalked umbel.

How to Grow

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Medicinal Uses

None known

Other Uses

None known Special Uses

Wikipedia

Source ↗

Apium insulare, Flinders Island celery, or Island celery is a herb of the Bass Strait islands, and Lord Howe Island, Australia. It is a member of the Apiaceae (carrot family). It was first described by Philip Short in 1979.

Notes

There are about 20 Apium species.

References (3)

Harris, S., Buchanan, A., Connolly, A., 2001, One Hundred Islands: The Flora of the Outer Furneaux. Tas Govt. p 106
Low, T., 1992, Bush Tucker. Australia’s Wild Food Harvest. Angus & Robertson. p 136
Tasmanian Herbarium Vascular Plants list p 3