Apium graveolens subsp. dulce (Mill.) Schübl. Celery (Apium graveolens) is a marshland plant within the household Apiaceae that has been cultivated as a vegetable since antiquity. Celery has a long fibrous stalk tapering into leaves. Depending on location and cultivar, both its stalks, leaves or hypocotyl are eaten and used in cooking. Celery seed powder is used as a spice.
Celery is a biennial plant that is primarily grown for its thick stalk. It belongs to the Apiaceae household, which also consists of parsley, carrots, and fennel. Celery leaves are pinnate to bipinnate, with rhombic leaflets 3-6 cm long and 2-four cm broad. The flowers are creamy-white, 2-three mm in diameter, and are produced in dense compound umbels. Modern cultivars have been chosen for either stable petioles, leaf stalks, or a big hypocotyl. Wild celery, Apium graveolens var. 1 meter tall and occurs around the globe. The first cultivation of celery is believed to have occurred within the Mediterranean area, the place celery grew in agropyro-rumicion-plant communities.