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Apiaceae

Wild celery

Apium graveolens L.

Family
Apiaceae
Genus
Apium

Pets and kids

  • CatsNot sure
  • DogsSafe
  • KidsMildly toxic
Why

Cats: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Dogs: Safe

Sources below say it is non-toxic to dogs. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.

Kids: Mildly toxic

Mildly toxic to young children. Toxic principle: furocoumarins.

Signs: skin redness, blistering, skin swelling, itching, skin hyperpigmentation.

Wild celery: Apium graveolens (Wild Celery), just above the high water mark on the tidal north bank of the Tyne at Elswick, Northumberland
Photo: MPF, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Is Wild celery safe for cats, dogs and kids?

Is Wild celery safe for cats?

We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Is Wild celery safe for dogs?

Our sources call Wild celery non-toxic to dogs. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.

Is Wild celery safe for kids?

No. Our sources call Wild celery mildly toxic to young children. Toxic principle: furocoumarins. Signs: skin redness, blistering, skin swelling, itching, skin hyperpigmentation.

Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.

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Common names

By language (125)
aeb
كلافس
Afrikaans
Seldery
Albanian
Selinoja
Amharic
ሰለሪ
Arabic
كرفس, الكرفس, كرفس نبطي, الكرفس اللفتي
Armenian
Նեխուր բուրավետ
arz
الكرفس اللفتى
Asturian
Apiu, Callapazu, Xiblatu
atj
Ciwapw
azb
ایلی کرویز
Azerbaijani
İyli kərəviz
ba
Сельдерей
ban
Seladri
Bangla
পাথুনি শাক, সেলেরি
Basque
Apio
Belarusian
Сельдэрэй пахучы, Сялера звычайная
bjn
Daun sop
bo
ལྕ་ཚལ།
Bosnian
Celer
Breton
Ach
Bulgarian
Обикновена целина, Кервиз, Керевиз, Целина
Burmese
တရုတ်နံနံပင်
Cantonese
西芹, 旱芹
Catalan
Api, Api-nap, Api-rave, Api nap, Celerí
Central Kurdish
کەرەوز
Chinese
旱芹, 旱菜, 芹菜, 芹菜子, 药芹, 香芹菜, 根芹
Croatian
Celer
Czech
Miřík celer, Celer, Celer bulvový
Danish
Bladselleri, Knoldselleri
Dutch
Selderij, Knolselderij, Bleekselderij, Franse selderij, Knolselder, Knolselderie
eml
Sèlar
English
Wild celery, Smallage, Celeriac, Celery, Celery root, Chesnik, Knob celery, Turnip-rooted celery
Esperanto
Celerio, Tubercelerio, Folicelerio, Palcelerio, Radikcelerio, Ripocelerio
Estonian
Aedseller, Seller, Juurseller
Filipino
Apyo, A. graveolens, Celery, Chinese celery, Kinchay, Kintsay, Seleri
Finnish
Selleri, Mukulaselleri, Juuriselleri, Ruotiselleri, Varsiselleri
French
Céleri, Cèleri, Céleri-rave, Celeri-rave, Cèleri-rave
frr
Echt silere
Galician
Apio
Georgian
Ნიახური
German
Echter Sellerie, Staudensellerie, Sellerie, Knollensellerie, Stangensellerie
gor
Seledri
Greek
Σέλινο, Νεροσέλινο, Ραπανοσέλινο, Σελινόριζα
gv
Smullish
Haitian Creole
Sèlri
Hausa
Celeriac
Hebrew
סלרי, שורש סלרי
Hungarian
Zeller, Kerti zeller, Nagyszagú zeller
Icelandic
Seljurót, Sellerí
Indonesian
Seledri, Akar seledri
io
Celerio, Apio
Irish
Lus na smaileog, Meirse, Smaileog, Soilire, Soiliriac
Italian
Sedano rapa, Sedano, Sedano da costa, Sedano-rapa
Japanese
セロリ, オランダミツバ, セルリ, セルリー, セレリアック, 塘蒿, 清正人参, セロリアック
Javanese
Slèdri
Kannada
ಸೆಲರಿ
Kazakh
Балдыркөк
Kinyarwanda
Seleri
Korean
셀러리, 셀러리악
lah
اجمود
Latin
Apium
Latvian
Smaržīgā selerija, Lapu selerija, Sakņu selerija, Salātu selerija, Selerijas
lij
Séllao
Lithuanian
Salieras, Salierai, Valgomasis salieras
Luxembourgish
Zelleri, Zelleriskapp, Kappzelleri
lzh
芹
Macedonian
Целер, Целеров корен
Malagasy
Seleria, Selery
Malay
Daun Saderi, Saderi, Seleri, Akar saderi
Maltese
Karfusa, Karfus
Marathi
अजमोदा
min
Saladari
mnc
ᡤᡳᠨᡨᠠᠯᠠ
nap
Accio
nds
Selderie
Norwegian Bokmål
Selleri, Sellerier, Selleristenger, Sellerirot
Norwegian Nynorsk
Hageselleri, Selleri, Selleriplante
nv
Hazaʼaleehtsoh
Occitan
Api
os
Маламар, Тæфгæнæг маламар
pam
Kimche
pcd
Chilri, Chéléri
Persian
کرفس, کرفس کوهی
Polish
Selery zwyczajne, Seler zwyczajny
Portuguese
Aipo, Salsão, Salsa-do-monte
Punjabi
ਅਜਮੋਦ
Quechua
Apiyu, Apio, Kastilla raqacha
Romanian
Țelină, Ţelina, Ţelină, Țelina
rsk
Кошарка
Russian
Сельдерей, Сельдерей пахучий, Апиум, Сельдерей душистый, Сельдерей культурный
Sanskrit
कुस्तुम्बरीपर्णम्, धान्याकपत्रम्
sat
ᱫᱷᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ. ᱥᱟᱠᱟᱢ
sc
Appiu
scn
Accia, Acciu
sco
Celery
se
Seller, Selleriruohtas
Serbian
Целер, Биљка целера
Serbian (Latin)
Celer
shn
ၽၵ်းၵီးၶႄႇ, ၽၵ်းၵိူင်းၵၢင်း
Slovak
Zeler voňavý
Slovenian
Navadna zelena, Zelena, Gomoljna zelena
sma
Seellerije
smn
Seller, Ruotâsseller
sms
Seller, Vuäʹddseller
Spanish
Apio, Apio nabo, Apio rabano, Apio rábano, Apionabo
Sundanese
Salédri
Swedish
Selleri, Rotselleri
Tajik
Карафс
Tamil
சிவரிக்கீரை
Thai
ขึ้นฉ่าย, Celery, คึ่นช่าย, เซเลอรี
Turkish
Kereviz, Kereviz kökü
Ukrainian
Селера
Urdu
اجمود
Uyghur
كەرەپشە
Uzbek
Keleriya
vec
Sełeno, Sełéno
vep
Hajukaz sel'derei
Vietnamese
Cần tây
vls
Seldery, Selder
Walloon
Celeri
Welsh
Seleri, Seleriac
wuu
旱芹
xmf
Სონა
Yiddish
סעלערי
za
Ginzcaiq

Synonyms

  • Apium australe var. latisectum H.Wolff
  • Apium celleri Gaertn.
  • Apium decumbens Eckl. & Zeyh.
  • Apium dulce Mill.
  • Apium graveolens f. lusitanicum (Mill.) J.Helm
  • Apium graveolens f. rapaceum (Mill.) Gaudin
  • Apium graveolens subsp. butronense (D.Gómez & G.Monts.) Aizpuru
  • Apium graveolens subsp. butronensis (D.Gómez & G.Monts.) Aizpuru
  • Apium graveolens subsp. dulce (Mill.) Schübl. & G.Martens
  • Apium graveolens subsp. rapaceum (Mill.) P.D.Sell
  • Apium graveolens subsp. rapaceum (Mill.) Schübl. & G.Martens
  • Apium graveolens var. album Alef.
  • Apium graveolens var. aromaticum Alef.
  • Apium graveolens var. bashmense Hosni
  • Apium graveolens var. bashmensis Hosni
  • Apium graveolens var. butronense D.Gómez & G.Monts.
  • Apium graveolens var. butronensis D.Gómez & G.Monts.
  • Apium graveolens var. crispum Nois.
  • Apium graveolens var. dulce (Mill.) DC.
  • Apium graveolens var. dulce (Mill.) Poir.
  • Apium graveolens var. erfurtense Alef.
  • Apium graveolens var. graveolens
  • Apium graveolens var. humile Alef.
  • Apium graveolens var. juglandinum Alef.
  • Apium graveolens var. laeve Alef.
  • Apium graveolens var. latifolium Nois.
  • Apium graveolens var. lusitanicum (Mill.) DC.
  • Apium graveolens var. maritimum Dumort.
  • Apium graveolens var. praecox Alef.
  • Apium graveolens var. rapaceum (Mill.) DC.
  • Apium graveolens var. rapaceum (Mill.) Poir.
  • Apium graveolens var. rubrum Alef.
  • Apium graveolens var. sativum Gaudin
  • Apium graveolens var. secalinum Alef.
  • Apium graveolens var. silvestre Alef.
  • Apium graveolens var. tuberosum Nois.
  • Apium graveolens var. variegatum Nois.
  • Apium graveolens var. venosum Alef.
  • Apium graveolens var. violaceum Alef.
  • Apium graveolens var. vulgare Nois.

and 20 more.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: native, Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.