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Polygonaceae
Rheum

*Rheum rhabarbarum Linnaeus. Common name: Rhubarb, Pie-plant. Phenology: Jun-Sep. Habitat: Uncommonly cultivated (primarily in gardens in the cooler portions of our area), rarely persistent or escaped. Distribution: Native of e. Asia (though introduced from Europe).

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Origin/Endemic status: E. and se. Asia

Synonymy : = Can, FNA5, GrPl, Il, K4, NE, NY, Pa; = n/a — RAB; = Rheum ×hybridum — Mi; = Rheum rhabarbicum — C, misspelled; = Rheum rhaponticum L. — G, misapplied. Basionym: Rheum rhabarbarum L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Rheum rhabarbarum - FNA5

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native range: Mongolia



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