- Apium
Taxobox
name = "Apium"
image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Apium graveolens"
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo =Apiales
familia =Apiaceae
genus = "Apium"
genus_authority = L.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = About 20 species, including: "Apium annum " "Apium australe " "Apium bermejoi " "Apium filiforme " "Apium graveolens" "Apium inundatum " "Apium insulare " "Apium leptophyllum " "Apium nodiflorum " "Apium prostratum " "Apium repens ""Apium" (Celery and Marshwort) is a
genus of about 20species offlowering plant s in the familyApiaceae , with a subcosmopolitan distribution inEurope ,Asia ,Africa ,South America andAustralia . They are medium to tall biennial or perennial plants growing wet ground (marsh es andsaltmarsh es). They grow up to 1 m high and have pinnate to bipinnate leaves and small whiteflower s in compoundumbel s.The genus is the type genus of the family Apiaceae and the order Apiales.
Some species are edible, notably "Apium graveolens" (
Celery ), which is a commercially importantvegetable ."Apium" species, including garden celery, are eaten by the
larva e of someLepidoptera species includingAngle Shades , Common Swift, "Hypercompe icasia", The Nutmeg,Setaceous Hebrew Character andTurnip Moth .External links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?329,352 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=APIUM USDA Plants Profile]
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