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Gunnera tinctoria, known as giant rhubarb, [2] Chilean rhubarb, or nalca, is a flowering plant species native to southern Chile and neighboring zones in Argentina. It is unrelated to rhubarb , as the two plants belong to different orders , but looks similar from a distance and has similar culinary uses.
Gunnera manicata is a large, clump-forming herbaceous perennial growing to 2.5 m (8 ft) tall by 4 m (13 ft) or more. The leaves of G. manicata grow to an impressive size. . Leaves with diameters well in excess of 120 cm (4 ft) are commonplace, with a spread of 3 m × 3 m (10 ft × 10 ft) on a mature plant.The largest on record had leaves up to eleven feet (3.3 meters) in width.
The giant rhubarb, or Campos des Loges (Gunnera manicata), native to the Serra do Mar mountains of southeastern Brazil, is perhaps the largest species, with reniform or sub-reniform leaves typically 1.5 to 2.0 meters (4 ft 11 in to 6 ft 7 in) long, not including the thick, succulent petiole which may be up to 2.5 meters (8 feet 2 inches) in length.
Rheum nobile, the Sikkim rhubarb [1] or noble rhubarb (पदमचाल), is a giant herbaceous plant native to the Himalaya, from northeastern Afghanistan, east through northern Pakistan and India (in Sikkim), Nepal, Bhutan, and Tibet to Myanmar, occurring in the alpine zone at 4000–4800 m altitude.
H. mantegazzianum is also known as cartwheel-flower, [3] [4] [5] giant cow parsley, [6] giant cow parsnip, [7] or hogsbane. In New Zealand, it is also sometimes called wild parsnip (not to be confused with Pastinaca sativa) or wild rhubarb. [4] Giant hogweed is native to the western Caucasus region of Eurasia.
Gunnera × cryptica is a giant herbaceous plant growing from rhizomes. Rosettes of leaves are produced annually. Rosettes of leaves are produced annually. The leaves on mature plants may reach about 2 m (7 ft) across, but leaf size varies depending on the age of the plant and where it is growing.
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Rhubarb is the fleshy, edible stalks of species and hybrids (culinary rhubarb) of Rheum in the family Polygonaceae, which are cooked and used for food. [2] The plant is a herbaceous perennial that grows from short, thick rhizomes .
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