Rheum (plant)
| Rhubarb | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kinrick: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Faimily: | Polygonaceae |
| Genus: | Rheum L. |
Rheum[1] is a genus o aboot 60 perennial plants in the faimily Polygonaceae. The genus includes the vegetable[2] rhubarub (Rheum rhabarbarum or Rheum x hybridum.) The species hae muckle somewhit triangular shaped leaves wi lang, fleshy petioles. The flouers are smaw, greenish-white tae rose-red, an grouped in muckle compoond leafy inflorescences. A nummer o varieties o rhubarb hae been domesticatit baith as medicinal plants an for human consumption. While the leaves are toxic, the stalks are uised in pies an ither fuids for thair tart flavour.
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ Frae Auncient Greek ῥῆον Archived 2012-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Vegetable Crops Production Guide for the Atlantic Provinces[deid airtin]