Rheum rhaponticum

False rhubarb
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Rheum
Species:
R. rhaponticum
Binomial name
Rheum rhaponticum
Synonyms[1]
  • Rhabarbarum rhaponticum (L.) Moench
  • Rheum rotundatum Stokes

Rheum rhaponticum, the false rhubarb, rhapontic rhubarb or rhapontic, is a plant species in the genus Rheum found in the wild.[2] It is the only Rheum species found only in Europe, and is now restricted to the Rila mountain range in south-western Bulgaria.[1][3][4] It was introduced to other countries in Europe.[3] It is considered to be one of the parents of the modern culinary rhubarb.[5]

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