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Apium graveolens L.
Celery

Nomenclature
GrinTax | Apium graveolens L. |
The Plant list | Apium graveolens L. |
English name | Celery |
Celery | same genus |
Indigeneity | native |
Trend since 1950 | very strongly decreasing (75-100%) |
Presence | relatively rare |
Status | Red List: near threatened |
Legal protection | unlisted |
Conservation in the Netherlands
A) In protected areas per province
For subareas the link to the larger area is provided.
a = actually present, p = possible
(see: About CWRnl / Methodology)
Drenthe
- Nationaal Park Dwingelderveld (NM [p])
Friesland
Groningen
- Lauwersmeer (SBB [p])
Noord-Brabant
- Auvergnepolder (SBB [a])
- Dintelse Gorzen (NM [a])
- Langstraat (SBB [p])
- Moerdijk (SBB [p])
- Prinsland (SBB [p])
- Sassenplaat (SBB [a])
- Slikken van de Heen (NM [p])
- Terheyden (SBB [p])
- West-Brabantse Dijken (NM [p])
- Westelijke Beemden (SBB [p])
- Willemstad (SBB [p])
Noord-Holland
- Abtskolk en Hazepolder (SBB [p])
- Duinen van Texel (SBB [a])
- Harger- en Pettemerpolder (NM [a])
- IJdoorn (NM [a])
- Schoorlse Duinen (SBB [p])
- Spaarnwoude (SBB [p])
- Waterland Oost (SBB [p])
- Wormer- en Jisperveld (NM [a])
Overijssel
- Nationaal Park Weerribben-Wieden (NM [p])
Zeeland
- Bloemdijken van Zuid-Beveland (NM [p])
- Braakman (SBB [a])
- Grevelingen (SBB [a])
- Hontenisse-Hulst (SBB [a])
- Kop van Schouwen (SBB [p])
- Oosterschelde-Noord (SBB [p])
- Reimerswaal (SBB [p])
- Schouwen-Duiveland (SBB [p])
- Tholen (SBB [a])
- Veerse Meer (SBB [a])
- Voornes Duin (NM [p])
- Walcheren (SBB [a])
- West-Zeeuws-Vlaanderen (SBB [a])
- Zuid-Beveland (SBB [a])
- Zuiddorpe (SBB [p])
- Zuidkust van Schouwen (NM [a])
Zuid-Holland
- Beningerslikken (NM [p])
- De Haaglanden (SBB [p])
- Duinen van Goeree (NM [a])
- Flakkee (SBB [p])
- Haringvliet (SBB [a])
- Kop van Goeree (NM [p])
- Korendijkse Slikken (NM [a])
- Krammer-Volkerak (SBB [a])
- Midden-Delfland (SBB [p])
- Quackgors (NM [a])
- Scheelhoek (NM [a])
- Tiendgorzen (NM [a])
- Tiengemeten (NM [a])
- Wassenaar (SBB [p])
B) In genebank
- CGN: no material

Legend distribution maps
upper map:
- red: locations of presence
- green: management type maps with areas that qualify for financial support (largely representing the Dutch network of protected areas). Protected water areas are not shown (IJsselmeer, Markermeer and all Frisian lakes, Randmeren & Vechtplassen).
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lower map:
- green: distribution area
- original larger map at wilde-planten.nl
Europe | coastal areas and inland salty areas in temperate zones |
Asia | coastal areas and inland salty areas in temperate zones |
Africa | N-Africa coastal areas and inland salty areas in temperate zones |
North-America | naturalized |
South-America | naturalized |
Australia | naturalized |

Expected distribution due to climate change
Expected distribution area in 2070 in the European region and in the Netherlands compared with current suitable areas under an optimistic and a pessimistic climate change scenario (see: About CWRnl / Methodology). Click on a map to enlarge.

Additional information
- The Netherlands: Verspreidingsatlas.nl (FLORON), Soortenbank.nl (Naturalis Biodiversity Center), NL Soortenregister (Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
- Belgium: wilde-planten.nl (native and naturalized plant species in The Nederlands and Belgium; K.M. Dijkstra)
- Germany: FloraWeb.de (Wildpflanzen und Vegetation Deutschlands; Bundesamt für Naturschutz)
- UK: Ecological Flora of the British Isles (Univ. of York)
- Ireland: Flora of Ireland (National Biodiversity Data Centre)
- France: Tela-Botanica.org (La botanique francophone)
- Spain: Anthos.es (in tab 'Searches' select button 'Search including synonyms'. Then select the taxon to be mapped.)
- Italy: Flora Italiana
- EOL.org (Encyclopedia of Life)