Celery belongs to the Apiaceae family of plants that is commonly known as marshland plant. It is a biennial plant with long & fibrous stalks tapering into leaves that are pinnate to bi-pinnate. The seeds of the plant are used for extraction of oil. The plant has a long flowering stem in its second year. Additionally, it also has terminal as well as auxiliary umbels of small & white flowers. This, in the later part of the plant life, turns to fruit that is 1.2 mm in length.