celeriac
Sign in to saveCeleriac ('''Apium graveolens Rapaceum Group, synonyms Apium graveolens Celeriac Group and Apium graveolens var. rapaceum), also called celery root, knob celery, and turnip-rooted celery' (although it is not a close relative of the turnip), is a group of cultivars of Apium graveolens'' cultivated for their edible bulb-like hypocotyl, and shoots.
Key facts
- Cultivar.name
- Celeriac
- Cultivar.image
- Céleri-rave-fendu.jpg
- Cultivar.image_caption
- A celeriac hypocotyl sliced in half, and with the greens removed
- Cultivar.genus
- Apium
- Cultivar.species
- Apium graveolens
- Cultivar.group
- Rapaceum Group or Celeriac Group
- Cultivar.subdivision
- Bergers White Ball Diamant Giant Prague Goliath Ibis Kojak Monarch Monet F1 Prinz Snow White
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Subclass of
- useful plant
- Parent taxon
- Apium graveolens
- Image
- Knolselderij plant (Apium graveolens var. rapaceum) 'Dolvi'.jpg
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Article
6 sectionsContents
- History
- Culinary use
- See also
- Explanatory notes
- References
- External links
Celeriac ('''Apium graveolens Rapaceum Group, synonyms Apium graveolens Celeriac Group and Apium graveolens var. rapaceum), also called celery root, knob celery, and turnip-rooted celery' (although it is not a close relative of the turnip), is a group of cultivars of Apium graveolens cultivated for their edible bulb-like hypocotyl, and shoots.
Celeriac is widely cultivated in the Mediterranean Basin and in Northern Europe. It is also but less commonly cultivated in North Africa, Siberia, Southwest Asia, and North America.