celery
Sign in to saveCelery ('''Apium graveolens Dulce Group or Apium graveolens var. dulce') is a cultivated plant belonging to the species Apium graveolens'' in the family Apiaceae that has been used as a vegetable since ancient times.
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- Cultivar.name
- Celery
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- Celery 1.jpg
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- Celery for sale
- Cultivar.genus
- Apium
- Cultivar.species
- Apium graveolens
- Cultivar.group
- Dulce Group
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20 sectionsContents
- Description
- Chemistry
- Etymology
- Taxonomy
- Cultivation
- Harvesting and storage
- Sulfites
- Allergic reactions
- Uses
- Nutrition
- Culinary
- Leaves
- Seeds
- Celery salt
- Celery juice
- Garnish
- In culture
- See also
- References
- External links
Celery ('''Apium graveolens Dulce Group or Apium graveolens var. dulce') is a cultivated plant belonging to the species Apium graveolens in the family Apiaceae that has been used as a vegetable since ancient times.
The original wild species has been selectively bred over centuries into three primary cultivar groups: stalk celery (Dulce Group), consumed for its fibrous edible stalks; leaf celery (Secalinum Group), grown for its aromatic leaves; and celeriac (Rapaceum Group), cultivated for its large, edible hypocotyl. Celery is characterized by its long, ribbed stalks, pinnate leaves, and small white flowers arranged in umbels.