Rheum ×rhabarbarum

Rheum rhabarbarum.<br>Photographer: John Smith-Dodsworth, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

Rheum rhabarbarum.<br>Photographer: John Smith-Dodsworth, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

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Poisonous plant

Common name

rhubarb

Family

Polygonaceae

Authority

Rheum ×rhabarbarum L.

Flora category

Vascular – Exotic

Structural class

Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites

Conservation status

Not applicable

Flower colours

Green, White

Year naturalised

1983

Origin

N.E. Asia

Poisonous plant:
Despite being a common vegetable the leaves are poisonous.