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Rheum officinale
Chinese rhubarb
Other common names
medicinal rhubarbBuy this plant
Botanical details
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Genus
Rheum
- Genus description
Rheum are robust rhizomatous herbaceous perennials with large, simple or palmately lobed leaves and tall leafy stems bearing large panicles of tiny flowers
- Name status
Correct
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