Family: Apiaceae
Plant: A scrambling herb with stems up to 50cm long
Flowers: White flowers in small umbels 3.5-7mm diameter.
Flowering: October-April.
Fruit: Small, obovate to circular ribbed fruit 1.3-2.5mm long and wide.
Leaves: Divided, 3-lobed with their primary segments ovate, obovate or elliptic, 2-3 times as long as they are broad. The leaves near the base are usually 5-10cm long whilst those opposite flower stalks are usually 2-8cm long.
Habitat: Widespread on coastal foreshores, on sea cliffs and beside coastal estuaries.
Features: Small umbels of tiny white flowers. Scrambling habit. Divided leaves
Name:
Apium From Latin apium = celery.
prostratum From Latin prostraus = prostrate (referring to its habit).
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Type |
Herb |
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Flowers |
Form |
Regular, Cluster |
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Colour(s) |
White |
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Petal/Sepal No. |
Many |
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Flowering Month |
1, 2, 3, 4, 10, |
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11, 12 |
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Fruit |
Type |
Other |
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Colour |
Pink, Brown |
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Other Features |
Ribbed |
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Leaves |
Arrangement |
Opposite |
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Type |
Compound |
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Shape |
- |
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Length |
Short, Medium |
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Margins |
Lobed/Divided |
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Attachment |
Stalked |
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Other Features |
- |
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Bark |
- |
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Habitat |
Beach strand |
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