Apium insulare
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Apium insulare, Flinders Island celery, or Island celery{{Cite web|title=Apium insulare – Island Sea Celery |work=Gardening With Angus|url=https://www.gardeningwithangus.com.au/apium-insulare-island-sea-celery/|access-date=2020-08-24 }} is a herb of the Bass Strait islands, and Lord Howe Island, Australia.{{Cite web|title=Apium insulare P.S.Short|url=https://www.gbif.org/species/5539761|access-date=2020-08-24|website=www.gbif.org|language=en}} It is a member of the Apiaceae (carrot family).
It was first described by Philip Short in 1979.{{cite journal |last=Short |first=P.S. |title=Apium L. sect. Apium (Umbelliferae) in Australasia.|journal= Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens |volume=1|number=4|date= 1979|pages=228,230, Fig 7, 13 |url=https://data.environment.sa.gov.au/Content/Publications/JABG01P205_Short.pdf}}{{APNI2|id=97309|name=Apium insulare}}
Uses
It is considered to be "worth investigating" as a food plant.{{cite book |last=Low |first=T. |title=Wild Food Plants of Australia |date=1988 |isbn=0-207-16930-6 |oclc=25220546 |publisher=Angus & Robertson}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Apium+insulare|work=Plants for a Future |title=Apium insulare}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.gbif.org/species/5539761 Apium insulare occurrence data from GBIF]
- {{cite web |title=Apium insulare P.S.Short — Island Celery |publisher=Atlas of Living Australia |url=https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2897226}}
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Category:Flora of Lord Howe Island
Category:Taxa named by Philip Sydney Short
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