Mountain celery facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Mountain celery |
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Anisotome
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procumbens
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Anisotome procumbens, also known as the mountain celery, is a small plant. It's a type of herb that lives for many years. This special plant grows only in Tasmania, a state in Australia. You can mostly find it in high, mountainous areas. These are usually in the west and south-west parts of the island.
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What is Taxonomy?
Taxonomy is like sorting and naming living things. Scientists use it to give every plant and animal a unique name. This helps everyone know exactly which species they are talking about.
Naming the Mountain Celery
The Anisotome procumbens was first named Gingidium procumbens. It was named by a scientist called Ferdinand von Mueller. He studied plants collected by A. Oldfield from Mount La Perouse in Tasmania.
What Does it Look Like?
The mountain celery is a plant that grows in a mat or cushion shape. It has shiny, bright green leaves. These leaves are deeply divided, like a fern. They grow in a circle at the base of the plant, called a basal rosette.
Flowers and Where it Grows
The plant also has a special flower cluster called an umbel. This is common for plants in its family. You can find healthy groups of Anisotome procumbens on some mountain tops in south-eastern Tasmania. These include places like Adamsons Peak and Hartz Peak. In these areas, a single mat of the plant can grow to be over 2 meters wide!
