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Celeriac
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<p>Celeriac (<i>Apium graveolens</i> Rapaceum Group, synonyms <i>Apium graveolens</i> Celeriac Group and <i>Apium graveolens</i> var. <i>rapaceum</i>), also called celery root, knob celery, and turnip-rooted celery (although it is not a close relative of the <a href="/facts/Turnip/dIkKUdIG">turnip</a>), is a <a href="/facts/Cultivar_group/mfVjrqMQ">group of cultivars</a> of <i><a href="/facts/Apium_graveolens/r2oRCGJw">Apium graveolens</a></i> cultivated for their edible bulb-like <a href="/facts/Hypocotyl/aaRGkp6d">hypocotyl</a>, and <a href="/facts/Shoot_(botany)/ML2z0pru">shoots</a>. </p><p>Celeriac is widely cultivated in the <a href="/facts/Mediterranean_Basin/azjFD5mW">Mediterranean Basin</a> and in <a href="/facts/Northern_Europe/u77t0yJI">Northern Europe</a>. It is also but less commonly cultivated in <a href="/facts/North_Africa/ItxQAfs7">North Africa</a>, <a href="/facts/Siberia/oaCoPEjF">Siberia</a>, <a href="/facts/Southwest_Asia/xXM15vIz">Southwest Asia</a>, and <a href="/facts/North_America/djNjCQIl">North America</a>. </p>