Wild Celery. Ajmod (Apium graveolens)

Family: Apiaceae or Umbelliferae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Apium graveolens is a BIENNIAL growing to 0.6 m (2ft) by 0.3 m (1ft in). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 6 and is not frost tender. It is in flower from June to August, and the seeds ripen from August to September. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Flies. The plant is self-fertile. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Leaves, Roots/Tubers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

flavouring in soups etc. — Leaves - raw or cooked.; Mainly used as a flavouring in soups etc.; They can be eaten raw but have a very strong flavour.; They are toxic if consumed in large amounts.

Habitat & North American Range

Ditches, by rivers and in other damp locations, especially near the sea in salt marshes. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)