Apiaceae FAMILY
Apium australe
Apium australe
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
Skin contact with the sap is said to cause photo-sensitivity and/or dermatitis in some people[ 218 Title Medicinal Plants of China Publication Author Duke. J. A. and Ayensu. E. S. Publisher Reference Publications, Inc. Year 1985 ISBN 0-917256-20-4 Description Details of over 1,200 medicinal plants of China and brief details of their uses. Often includes an analysis, or at least a list of constituents. Heavy going if you are not into the subject. ].
Botanical Description
Apium australe is a prostrate to erect, much-branched, herbaceous, perennial plant growing around 60cm tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeSouthern S. America.
HabitatDamp places in all more or less open coastal habitats, less commonly in wet places inland to elevations of 75 metres in Tierra Del Fuego and north latitude to 35°s[ 69 Title Flora of Tierra del Fuego. Publication Author Moore. D. M. Publisher Anthony Nelson. Year 1983 ISBN 0-904614-05-0 Description Standard work for this part of S. America. Excellent details of habitat and a few notes on plant uses. ].