| Common Name | Latin Name | Plant Family |
|---|---|---|
|
Sea Celery |
Apium prostratum |
Umbelliferae |
Used for pads to make canoes watertight.
Cultivation & Habitat
Seed – sow spring in a greenhouse. Germination can be a bit slow, taking a month or more. When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer.
Division in spring.
Prefers a rich moist soil with some shade in summer.
The crushed leaves smell strongly of celery[193].
This plant used to be known as A. australe, along with a New Zealand form and a S. American form. Most botanists now only apply that name to the S. American form, the New Zealand form has been moved to A. filiforme (syn A, prostratum filiforme) whilst this Australian form is now known as A. prostratum[44, 193]. This plant has been suggested as having the potential to be bred as a cultivated vegetable[193].
Australia – New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria.
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