Rhubarb
Description
Rhubarb is a large, sturdy perennial Vegetable noted for its large reddish leaves borne on thick petioles (stalks/stems).
Botanical Names
Rheum acuminatum (Ornamental Rhubarb)
Rheum alexandrae (Ornamental Rhubarb)
Rheum alpinum (European Wild Rhubarb)
Rheum australe (Himalayan Rhubarb)
Rheum officinale (Used in medicine) (also known as Chinese Rhubarb, Indian Rhubarb)
Rheum palmatum (Indian Rhubarb, Turkey Rhubarb, East Indian Rhubarb)(one of the two forms of Chinese Rhubarb - more medically potent)
Rheum rhabarbarum
Rheum rhaponticum (Garden Rhubarb) Used as a food. This species was derived from inter-breeding between Rheum officinale and Rheum palmatum.
Rheum undulatum
All species of Rhubarb belong to the Buckwheat (Polygonaceae) family.
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