Leaf celery

Leaf celery (Apium graveolens var. secalinum Alef.), also called Chinese celery or Nan Ling celery, is a variety of celery cultivated in East Asian countries for its edible, flavorful stalks and leaves.

For another plant occasionally called "Chinese celery", see Oenanthe javanica.

Leaf celery
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Apiales
Family:
Apiaceae
Genus:
Apium
Species:
A. graveolens
Variety:
A. g. var. secalinum
Trinomial name
Apium graveolens var. secalinum
Alef.

The stems are thinner than those of Western celery, and curved into round, hollow stalks. Also, unlike with Western celery, the leaves are used as well as the stalks.

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