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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Sium sisarum''
| image = illustration Sium sisarum0.jpg
| image_caption =
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Apiales]]
| familia = [[Apiaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Sium]]''
| species = '''''S. sisarum'''''
| binomial = ''Sium sisarum''
| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]}}
'''''Sium sisarum''''' or '''skirret''' is a [[perennial plant]] of the family [[Apiaceae]] sometimes grown as a [[root vegetable]]. It has a cluster of sweet, bright white roots which are similar to [[sweet potato]]es, but longer (15-20 cm). Skirrets may be boiled, stewed, or roasted. The woody core is inedible, and should be removed before cooking because it is difficult to remove after.
The skirret is of [[China|Chinese]] origin, but may have arrived in Europe in early times: it is presumed to be the ''siser'' mentioned by [[Pliny the Elder]] as a favourite of the Emperor [[Tiberius]] (''Natural History'', 19.27.90).
The plant grows about 1 m high and is very resistant to cold, as well as [[pest (animal)|pest]]s and [[disease]]s. It is usually grown from seeds, but may also be started from root divisions. Lack of moisture makes the root more fibrous.
== External links ==
* [http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Sium+sisarum Plants for a Future Database report]
[[Category:Root vegetables]]
[[Category:Apiaceae]]
{{Apiales-stub}}
{{vegetable-stub}}
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Sium sisarum''
| image = illustration Sium sisarum0.jpg
| image_caption =
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Apiales]]
| familia = [[Apiaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Sium]]''
| species = '''''S. sisarum'''''
| binomial = ''Sium sisarum''
| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]}}
'''''Sium sisarum''''' or '''skirret''' is a [[perennial plant]] of the family [[Apiaceae]] sometimes grown as a [[root vegetable]]. It has a cluster of sweet, bright white roots which are similar to [[sweet potato]]es, but longer (15-20 cm). Skirrets may be boiled, stewed, or roasted. The woody core is inedible, and should be removed before cooking because it is difficult to remove after.
The skirret is of [[China|Chinese]] origin, but may have arrived in Europe in early times: it is presumed to be the ''siser'' mentioned by [[Pliny the Elder]] as a favourite of the Emperor [[Tiberius]] (''Natural History'', 19.27.90).
The plant grows about 1 m high and is very resistant to cold, as well as [[pest (animal)|pest]]s and [[disease]]s. It is usually grown from seeds, but may also be started from root divisions. Lack of moisture makes the root more fibrous.
== External links ==
* [http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Sium+sisarum Plants for a Future Database report]
[[Category:Root vegetables]]
[[Category:Apiaceae]]
{{Apiales-stub}}
{{vegetable-stub}}
