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Apium prostratum (prostrate marshwort)

Wikipedia Abstract

Apium prostratum, commonly known as sea celery, is a variable herb native to coastal Australia and New Zealand. The leaves are variable, with toothed leaflets, and a celery like aroma. The tiny white flowers occur in clusters. There are two varieties: \n* Apium prostratum var. prostratum – headland sea celery, squat with broad leaves and grows on coastal dunes and headlands. \n* Apium prostratum var. filiforme – mangrove sea celery, upright with fine leaves and grows in swamps. The subspecies Apium prostratum subsp. howense is endemic to Lord Howe Island.
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Infraspecies

Attributes

Edible [1]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [1]  Hermaphrodite
Hazards [1]  Skin contact with the sap is said to cause photo-sensitivity and/or dermatitis in some people;
Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Pollinators [1]  Flies, Bats
Scent [1]  The crushed leaves smell strongly of celery.
Structure [2]  Herb
Usage [1]  Used for pads to make canoes watertight.
Height [1]  24 inches (0.6 m)
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Lavinia Nature Reserve State Reserve II 17390 Tasmania, Australia    

Predators

Dysaphis apiifolia (Parsley aphid)[3]
Spodoptera exigua (beet armyworm)[3]

Citations

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1Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
3New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Plant-SyNZ™ database
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0