Mazhar Botanic Garden

Apium graveolens L.

Wild Celery

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001125
Common name: Wild Celery
English name: Celery
Arabic name: كرفس
Native: Temperate Mediterranean climates in Europe, Asia and Africa
Country: Africa Asia Europe
(PGR): Common

Monocarpic biennial or perennial, the stem solid with conspicuous grooves on the surface grows 90 cm tall leaves green, simple or pinnatifid and lobed flowers greenish-white fruits black ovoid -shaped

used in hepatic and spleen disorders, brain disorders, body pain, and sleep disturbances. Celery contains a plant compound called apigenin, which plays a role in traditional Chinese medicine as an anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antiviral, and antioxidant agent. It may also have properties that help combat cancer.

Celery graveolens (L) Britton

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Texture: Enriched soil Heavy clay Sandy
Fertility: High
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Medium Water
Climates: Mediterranean
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Seasonal bloomer
Zone: 3 : 6
pH range: 6.6-6.8 tolerates a Ph in the range 4.2-8.3
Status: Common
Life span: Biennual
Habits: Herb
Sample Type: Cultivar
Collecting Sources: Seed company
Plant Uses: Human food Medicinal
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Sub tropical
pH: Mild acid Mild alkaline Neutral

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