Wild celery, Apio silvestre, Nolquin
Apium australe

Family: Apiaceae

What it is like

A herb. It has a taproot and keeps growing from year to year. It can grow 50 cm tall.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It grows in Subantarctic forest and in the Patagonian steppe near streams and rivers.

Countries/locations it is found in

Argentina, Australia, Chile, Falklands, South America

How it is used for food

The leaves are eaten cooked. The roots are eaten cooked.

Edible parts

Leaves, root

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Apium antarcticum Banks & Sol. ex Hook.f.; Apium chilense Hook. & Arn.; Apium flexuosum Phil.; Apium goughense Baker f. & Wilkins; Apium macolvianum Gand.; Apium prostratum Labill.; ?