Scientific Name:	Rheum rhabarbarum
Pronunciation:	REE-um rah-bar-BAR-um
Common Name:	rhubarb
Family Name:	Polygonaceae
Plant Type:	Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:	Leaves blades large and heart-shaped, with stalks like celery but red that arise from short, thick rhizomes.
Course(s):	not used (on campus)

Habit: Arching Form: Vase Texture: Very coarse Mature Size: Height: 0.7 - 1.3m Spread: 1.0 - 1.5m Growth Rate: Fast Origin: Garden origin, South Asia / India (R. x cultorum) Hardiness Rating: Zone 3: (-40 to -34 C) Exposure: Full sun Soil/ Growing Medium: Landscape Uses: Urban agriculture (Caution: poisonous parts) Additional Info: Google.

Leaf Morphology: Form: Simple Arrangement: Basal Texture/ Venation: Leathery Surfaces: Pubescent Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Ovate Apices: Rounded Bases: Cordate Margins: Entire, Undulate (wavy) Additional Info: poisonous

Inflorescence Type: Panicle-like, Cyme Flower Morphology: Flowers perfect Number of Petals: 6 Colour (petals): Showy, Red, White Flower Time at Peak: Jun, Jul

Fruit Type: Achene Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: Aug, Sep Additional Info: Not showy

Bark or Stem Colour:     Organ Modifications: Leaf-like bracts, Rhizomes, Stipule, leafy

Pest Susceptibility:	Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Beetles or weevils

Location(s): (CGW) Community Garden West Location Map

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