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Apiaceae that has been cultivated as a vegetable since antiquity. Celery has a long fibrous stalk tapering into leaves. The seeds are broad ovoid to globose, 1. Modern cultivars have been selected for either solid petioles, leaf stalks, or a large hypocotyl. Celery is a biennial plant that occurs around the globe.

It produces flowers and seeds only during its second year. North of the Alps, wild celery is found only in the foothill zone on soils with some salt content. It prefers moist or wet, nutrient rich, muddy soils. It cannot be found in Austria and is increasingly rare in Germany. Primarily grown for its thick stalk. The hypocotyl is eaten like a root vegetable.