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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>.

Poisonous plant

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Common names

rhubarb

Biostatus

Exotic

Conservation status

Not applicable

Category

Vascular

Structural class

Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites

Flower colours

Green, White

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Family

Authority

Rheum ×rhabarbarum L.

Endemic family

No

Ecology

Year naturalised

1983

Origin

N.E. Asia

Other information

Poisonous plant

Despite being a common vegetable the leaves are poisonous.