| Celeriac | |
|---|---|
 A celeriac hypocotyl sliced in half, and with the greens removed | |
| Genus | Apium |
| Species | Apium graveolens |
| Cultivar group | Rapaceum Group or Celeriac Group[1] |
| Cultivar group members |
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Celeriac (Apium graveolens Rapaceum Group, synonyms Apium graveolens Celeriac Group and Apium graveolens var. rapaceum),[1] also called celery root,[2] knob celery,[3] and turnip-rooted celery[4] (although it is not a close relative of the turnip), is a group of cultivars of Apium graveolens cultivated for their edible bulb-like hypocotyl, and shoots.
Celeriac is widely cultivated in the Mediterranean Basin and in Northern Europe.[5][4] It is also but less commonly cultivated in North Africa, Siberia, Southwest Asia, and North America.[5][6] In North America, the 'Diamant' cultivar predominates.
- ^ a b "Apium graveolens Rapaceum Group". NCBI Taxonomy Browser. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
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- ^ a b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 500.
- ^ a b Schuchert, Wolfgang. "Celeriac (Apium graveolens L. var. rapaceum)". Crop Exhibition. Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research. Archived from the original on 20 May 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
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