Apium graveolens's a plant species in the family Apiaceae commonly known as celery (var. dulce) or celeriac (var. rapaceum) depending on whether the petioles (stalks) or roots are eaten. Taxonomy Celery was described by Carolus Linnaeus in Volume One of his Species Plantarum in 1753. The closely related Apium bermejoi from the island of Minorca's one of the rarest plants in Europe with only 60 individuals left. Uses Apium graveolens's used around the world as a vegetable, either for the cri… (More on Celery)