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	Apium graveolens  L.  var. rapaceum  (MILL.) DC.

Fam.: Apiaceae / Umbellifers

Genus:  Apium  L.

Authors:
	L.:		Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals
	MILL.:		Philip Miller (1691 - 1771), English gardener
	DC.:		Augustin-Pyrame de Candolle (1778 - 1841), Swiss botanist

Etymology:
	Apium:		Roman plant name, from apex = head
	graveolens:		highly fragrant
	rapaceum:		turnip-like

Fig. 1:  Apium graveolens var. rapaceum / Celery Root (cultiv.) D Ubstadt 22.6.2013

Fig. 2:  Apium graveolens var. rapaceum / Celery Root (cultiv.) D Ubstadt 22.6.2013

Fig. 3:  Apium graveolens var. rapaceum / Celery Root (cultiv.) D Ubstadt 22.6.2013

Fig. 4:  Apium graveolens var. rapaceum / Celery Root (cultiv.) D Ubstadt 5.7.2013

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