Slender Celery (Cyclospermum leptophyllum)

Family: Apiaceae or Umbelliferae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Cyclospermum leptophyllum is a ANNUAL growing to 0.7 m (2ft 4in). It is in flower from May to June, and the seeds ripen from June to July. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

The leaves are used as a parsley substitute, though they occasionally have an acrid flavour. Caution is advised, see notes above on toxicity. — The leaves are used as a parsley substitute, though they occasionally have an acrid flavour.; Caution is advised, see notes above on toxicity.

Habitat & North American Range

Ditches and low areas, disturbed sites, in Texas. Basalt areas in Eastern Australia. A weed of cultivation and waste places. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)