Biology:Apium insulare
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Apium insulare | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Apium |
| Species: | A. insulare
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| Binomial name | |
| Apium insulare P.S.Short
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Apium insulare, Flinders Island celery, or Island celery[1] is a herb of the Bass Strait islands, and Lord Howe Island, Australia .[2] It is a member of the Apiaceae (carrot family).[3]
It was first described by Philip Short in 1979.[4][3]
Uses
It is considered to be "worth investigating" as a food plant.[5]
Physical Characteristics
The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). It is suitable for light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. The suitable pH for it to grow acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.[6]
References
- ↑ "Apium insulare – Island Sea Celery | Gardening With Angus". https://www.gardeningwithangus.com.au/apium-insulare-island-sea-celery/.
- ↑ "Apium insulare P.S.Short" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/5539761.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Apium insulare". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/rest/name/apni/97309.
- ↑ Short, P.S. (1979). "Apium L. sect. Apium (Umbelliferae) in Australasia.". Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 1 (4): 228, 230, Fig 7, 13. https://data.environment.sa.gov.au/Content/Publications/JABG01P205_Short.pdf.
- ↑ Low,T., Wild Food Plants of Australia, 1988. ISBN:0-207-16930-6
- ↑ "Plants for a Future: Apium insulare". https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Apium+insulare.
External links
*Apium insulare occurrence data from GBIF Wikidata ☰ Q4779928 entry
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