Sea Celery
Herb latin name: Sea Celery,Sea Celery Extract
Latin name: Apium prostratum
Family: Umbelliferae
Habitat of the herb: the herb: Coastal headlands and dunes, margins of brackish swamps and saline stretches of river banks. Other uses of Sea Celery: Used forHabitat of the herb: the herb: Coastal headlands and dunes, margins of brackish swamps and saline stretches of river banks.
Other uses of Sea Celery: Used for pads to make canoes watertight.
Propagation of the herb: Seed - sow spring in a greenhouse. Germination can be a bit slow, taking a month or more. When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer. Division in spring.
Cultivation of Sea Celery: Coastal headlands and dunes, margins of brackish swamps and saline stretches of river banks.
Medicinal use of the herb: None known
Known hazards of Apium prostratum: Skin contact with the sap is said to cause photo-sensitivity and/or dermatitis in some people.
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