Rheum rhabarbarum
Garden Rhubarb, Pieplant
Other regional names: Rhubarb
- Rhubarb
Also known as: Rhabarbarum verum Garsault +14 more
- Rhabarbarum verum Garsault
- Rheum cultorum Thorsrud & Reisaeter
- Rheum franzenbachii Münter
- Rheum franzenbachii var. mongolicum Münter
- Rheum macropterum Mart.
- Rheum muricatum Blanco
- Rheum sanguineum Meisn.
- Rheum undulalum L.
- Rheum undulatum var. crispatum Metzg. ex Alef.
- Rheum undulatum var. latifolium Metzg. ex Alef.
- Rheum undulatum var. longifolium C.Y.Cheng & T.C.Kao
- Rheum undulatum var. longifolium Metzg. ex Alef.
- Rheum undulatum var. rotundifolium Metzg. ex Alef.
- Rheum xcultorum Thorsrud & Reisaether
- Rheum xhybridum Murray
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Polygonaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Originating in Temperate Asia, Rheum rhabarbarum (commonly known as Garden Rhubarb or Pieplant) is a herbaceous perennial belonging to the Polygonaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Mongolia, Siberia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Buryatiya, China North-Central, China South-Central, Chita, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Manchuria, Mongolia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alaska, Alberta, Central European Russia, Colorado, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Korea, Labrador, Maine, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yukon