芹菜(Apium graveolens)是中国人常吃的重要的绿叶蔬菜之一,是美国做色拉的主要蔬菜。芹菜有本芹(中国类型)和西芹(欧洲类型)2种类型,本芹株形较小,叶柄细长,多空心,纤维多,香味浓,生育期短,单株产量低,有白芹、青芹,品种很多。西芹株形大,叶柄宽,多实心,味甜,纤维少,香味淡,生育期较长,单株产量可达1～2kg。 Apium graveolens is one of the most important green leafy vegetables that Chinese people eat and is the main vegetable in the United States for making salads. There are two types of celery (Chinese type) and celery (European type). The celery has small plant shape, long petiole, more hollow, more fiber, thick fragrance, shorter growth period, lower yield per plant, white Qin, Qin Qin, a lot of variety. Celery plant shape, petiole wide, solid, sweet, less fiber, light fragrance, longer growth period, the yield per plant up to 1 ~ 2kg.