Apium filiforme (Umbelliferae)

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Apium filiforme
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The Apium filiforme plant species is found in New Zealand. It is a member of the Umbelliferae family. Some home gardeners know the variety as A. prostratum filiforme. Petroselinum filiforme.

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Latin Name:  Apium filiforme
Family:  Umbelliferae
Author:  (A.Rich.)Hook.f.

Known Hazards:  Skin contact with the sap is said to cause photo-sensitivity and/or dermatitis in some people[218].

Mature Height:  0.3   Mature Width:

Habitat:  By the coast and occasionally inland in lowland areas, Kermaduc, North, South and Stewart Islands[44].

Cultivation Notes: We have very little information on this species and do not know if it will be hardy in Britain, though judging by its native range it should succeed outdoors in many parts of this country. Plants probably prefer a rich moist soil with some shade in the summer. This species is sometimes known as A. prostratum filiforme, but most botanists now separate it from A. prostratum and recognize it as a distinct species, A. filiforme[44].

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