Celeriac

Celeriac (Apium graveolens var. rapaceum), also called celery root, knob celery, and turnip-rooted celery (although it is not a close relative of the turnip), is a variety of celery cultivated for its edible stem or hypocotyl, and shoots. Celeriac is like a root vegetable except it has a bulbous hypocotyl with many small roots attached.

"Celery root" redirects here. For the root of common celery, see Celery.
Not to be confused with Coeliac disease or Cerelac.

Celeriac
A celeriac hypocotyl sliced in half, and with the greens removed
GenusApium
SpeciesApium graveolens
Cultivar groupCeleriac Group
Cultivar group members
  • Bergers White Ball
  • Diamant
  • Giant Prague
  • Goliath
  • Ibis
  • Kojak
  • Monarch
  • Monet F1
  • Prinz
  • Snow White

Celeriac is widely cultivated in the Mediterranean Basin and in Northern Europe. It is also but less commonly cultivated in North Africa, Siberia, Southwest Asia, and North America. In North America, the 'Diamant' cultivar predominates.

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