Apium prostratum

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status =
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Apiales
familia = Apiaceae
genus = "Apium"
species = "A. prostratum"
binomial = "Apium prostratum"
binomial_authority =
synonyms =

Sea Celery, "Apium prostratum", is a variable herb native to coastal Australia.

The leaves are variable, with toothed leaflets, and a celery like aroma. [ Low,T., "Wild Food Plants of Australia", 1988. ISBN 0-207-16930-6]

Uses

Sea celery was commonly eaten by colonialists as a survival food in the early days of the Sydney colony. It tastes much the same as celery and is used to flavor soups.

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