Apiaceae
Apium

Apium prostratum Labill. ex Vent.

First published in Jard. Malmaison: t. 81 (1804)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Africa, S. & SE. Australia, New Zealand, Tubuai Islands, Pitcairn Island, Easter Island, S. Brazil to NE. Argentina. It is a biennial or perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Antipodean Is., Argentina Northeast, Brazil South, Cape Provinces, Chatham Is., Easter Is., Kermadec Is., Namibia, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Norfolk Is., Pitcairn Is., Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Tubuai Is., Uruguay, Victoria, Western Australia

Introduced into:

Washington

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Florence, J., Waldren, S. & Chepstow-Lusty, A.J. (1995). The flora of the Pitcairn islands: a review. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 56: 79-119.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Rodríguez, R., Grau, J., Baeza, C. & Davies, A. (2008). Lista comentada de las plantas vasculares de los Nevados de Chillan, Chile. Gayana. Botánica 65: 153-197.
  • Zizka, G. (1991). Flowering plants of Easter island. Palmarum Hortus Francofurtensis 3: 1-108.
  • Zuloaga, F.O. & Belgrano, M.J. (eds.) (2019). Flora Argentina. Flora vascular de la República Argentina 20(2): 1-444. INTA, IMBIV & IBODA.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Florence, J. & Hallé, N. (1986). Suite du catalogue des plantes a fleurs et Fougères des iles Australes. Rapa: 151-158. Direction des centres d'expérimentations nucléaires. Service mixte de contrôle biologique.
  • Florence, J., Waldren, S. & Chepstow-Lusty, A.J. (1995). The flora of the Pitcairn islands: a review. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 56: 79-119.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • USDA, NRCS ( 2021-continuously updated). Natural Resources Conservation Services Plant Database http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=checklist.html.
  • Zizka, G. (1991). Flowering plants of Easter island. Palmarum Hortus Francofurtensis 3: 1-108.
  • Zuloaga, F.O. & Belgrano, M.J. (eds.) (2019). Flora Argentina. Flora vascular de la República Argentina 20(2): 1-444. INTA, IMBIV & IBODA.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
MacDonald, E.C. [45] Australia K002648547 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K002648529 Yes
Hemsley, J.H. [6670] Australia K002648549 Yes
Comber, H.F. [2023] Australia K002648569 Yes
McBarron, E.J. [McB19781] Australia K002648540 Yes
Burns, T.E. [544] Australia K002648568 Yes
Robertson [s.n.] Australia K002648571 Yes
Helms, R. [s.n.] Australia K002648530 Yes
[F.L.P.] [s.n.] K002648553 Yes
Constable, E.F. [6450] Australia K002648507 Yes
Travers [s.n.] New Zealand K002753117 Yes
Morrison, A. [s.n.] Australia K002648533 Yes
Coveny, R.G. [4385] Australia K002648542 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K002648520 Yes
Wilson, I.B. [738] Australia K002648508 Yes
Robertson [s.n.] Australia K002648544 Yes
Richardson, J.E. [127] Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha K002753476 No
Constable, E.F. [6035] Australia K002648560 Yes
{Drummond} [65] Australia K002648525 Yes
Tilden, J.E. [795] Australia K002648546 Yes
Harvey, W.H. [s.n.] Australia K002648509 Yes
R. H. [Day] [s.n.] Australia K002648555 Yes
Morrison, A. [s.n.] Australia K002648545 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K002648527 Yes
Milligan [443] Australia K002648570 Yes
[illegible] [45] K002753479 No
Rodway, F.A. [402] Australia K002648561 Yes
Keighery, G.J. [6521] Australia K002648517 Yes
Lindley; Hooker, W.J.; Gunn, R. [68] Australia K002648548 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K002648521 Yes
Harvey, W.H. [s.n.] Australia K002648566 Yes
Rodway, F.A. [1718] Australia K002648563 Yes
s.coll. [1] French Southern and Antarctic Lands K002753482 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K002648528 Yes
{Drummond} [s.n.] Australia K002648541 Yes
Richardson, J.E. [154] Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha K002753478 No
Durrington, L.; Batianoff, G. [1451] Australia K002648537 Yes
{Adamson} [185] Australia K002648543 Yes
Blake, S.T.; Everist, S.L. [3278] Australia K002648505 Yes
Comber, H.F. [1745] Australia K002648510 Yes
Strid, Å. [21777] Australia K002648518 Yes
Lepschi, B.J.; Lally, T.R. [1756] Australia K002648516 Yes
Brown, R. [4546] Australia K002648535 Yes
Aplin, T.E.H. [1364] Australia K002648531 Yes
Constable, E.F. [22157] Australia K002648565 Yes
Hemsley, J.H. [6058] Australia K002648567 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K002648526 Yes
MacGillivray, J. [679] French Southern and Antarctic Lands K002753481 No
Smith, A.J. [s.n.] French Southern and Antarctic Lands K002753480 No
Brown, R. [4545] Australia K002648556 Yes
Rodway, F.A. [2181] Australia K002648562 Yes
Haegi, L. [1666] Australia K002648539 Yes
{Whittaker} [s.n.] Australia K002648557 Yes
{Constance} [192] Australia K002753504 No
Morrison, A. [s.n.] Australia K002648532 Yes
Richardson, J.E. [127] Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha K002753477 No
Mueller, F. [s.n.] Australia K002648506 Yes
Cunningham, R. [s.n.] Australia K002648559 Yes
Murchison, R. [s.n.] Australia K002648522 Yes
Comber, H.F. [1619] Australia K002648552 Yes
Lands, V.D.; Gunn, R. [s.n.] Australia K002648554 Yes
Coveny, R.G.; Powell, J. [6438] Australia K002648564 Yes
s.coll. [409] Australia K002648534 Yes
Maiden, J.H. [s.n.] Australia K002648558 Yes
Morrison, A. [s.n.] Australia K002648519 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Kew's Living Collection Database

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0