Apium filiforme
| Apium filiforme | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |  |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Self Pollinated | |
| Height: | 1' |
| Native to: | |
| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Apium filiforme
Propagation: Seed - sow spring in a greenhouse. Germination can take a month or longer. When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer.
Division in spring.
Cultivation: We have very little information on this species and do not know if it will be hardy in Britain, though judging by its native range it should succeed outdoors in many parts of this country.
Plants probably prefer a rich moist soil with some shade in the summer.
This species is sometimes known as A. prostratum filiforme, but most botanists now separate it from A. prostratum and recognize it as a distinct species, A. filiforme[1].
Range: New Zealand.
Habitat: By the coast and occasionally inland in lowland areas, Kermaduc, North, South and Stewart Islands[1].
Edibility: Leaves and stems - raw or cooked[2]. They are used as a flavouring in soups etc. A parsley flavour, they are quite pleasant raw[2].
The seed is used as a flavouring[2].
Pollinators: Flies, self
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Known Hazards: Skin contact with the sap is said to cause photo-sensitivity and/or dermatitis in some people[3].
Also Known As: A. prostratum filiforme. Petroselinum filiforme.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Allan, Harry. Flora of New Zealand. Government Printer Publications, 1961.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Crowe, Andrew. Native Edible Plants of New Zealand. Hodder and Stoughton, 1990.
- ↑ Duke, James and Edward Ayensu. Medicinal Plants of China. Reference Publications, 1985.