Apium annuum
Family: Apiaceae or Umbelliferae
What it is like
Apium annuum is a ANNUAL growing to 0.1 m (0ft 4in). The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.
Height (m): 0.1
Where it is found
Seasonally wet flats, saline lake flats, coastal limestone, sand ridges in sandy, clayey and loamy soils in Western Australia.
Australia
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How it is used
Food
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Medicine
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How it is grown
193064
Propagating it:
Best place to grow: Cultivated Beds;
Habit: Annual
Hardiness:
Growth:
Soil: Light (sandy), medium, heavy (clay)
Shade: Semi-shade, no shade
Moisture: Moist