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Slender Celery
Cyclospermum leptophyllum

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Herb: Slender Celery

Latin name: Cyclospermum leptophyllum

Synonyms: Apium ammi, Apium leptophyllum

Family: Umbelliferae

Edible parts of Slender Celery:

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

Description of the plant:

Habitat of the herb:

Ditches and low areas, disturbed sites, in Texas. Basalt areas in Eastern Australia. A weed of cultivation and waste places.

Cultivation of Slender Celery:

Ditches and low areas, disturbed sites, in Texas. Basalt areas in Eastern Australia. A weed of cultivation and waste places.

Medicinal use of the herb:

None known

Known hazards of Cyclospermum leptophyllum:

There are reports that the plant is toxic to mammals.

Plant information taken from the Plants For A Future.