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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. Historically, different plants have been called "rhubarb" in English.
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.
The genus includes the vegetable [3] rhubarb. The species have large somewhat triangular shaped leaves with long, fleshy petioles. The flowers are small, greenish-white to rose-red, and grouped in large compound leafy inflorescences. Many rhubarb cultivars have been domesticated as medicinal plants and for human consumption.
Rheum australe, synonym Rheum emodi, is a flowering plant in the family Polygonaceae. [1] It is commonly known as Himalayan rhubarb, [2] [3] Indian rhubarb [2] and Red-veined pie plant. [2] It is a medicinal herb used in the Indian Unani system of medicine, and formerly in the European system of medicine where it was traded as Indian rhubarb. [4]
Rheum palmatum is a species of flowering plant in the knotweed family Polygonaceae. It is commonly called Chinese rhubarb, [1] [2] ornamental rhubarb, [3] Turkey rhubarb [2] or East Indian rhubarb. [2] Rheum palmatum is a herbaceous perennial related to the edible rhubarb. It is primarily used in traditional medicine, and as an ornamental ...
Rhubarb isn’t the only vegetable with toxic leaves. In fact, the potatoes we see at the grocery store are edible, but every other part of the plant is toxic. So if your spuds start growing lots ...
You can let it flower if you wish, but if your goal is a large rhubarb harvest then you should cut the stalk away. Doing this lets the plant put its growing energy into the stems. Some growers opt ...
Rheum rhabarbarum is a species of flowering plant in the family Polygonaceae, native to a region stretching from southern Siberia to north and central China. [1] It has been harvested from the wild for centuries for its root, which was harvested for use as a popular medicine in Europe and Asia.