Garden Rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum)
Garden Rhubarb Species Description
These plants are from foreign areas (those that occur outside of North America north of Mexico) that have been released intentionally or unintentionally. Plants that have been disseminated or escaped as a result of human activity, and become established somewhere within the United States, Canada or Greenland.
Allergenicity: Garden Rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum) is a mild allergen.
Pollination: Occurs in following seasons depending on latitude and elevation: Summer.
Angiosperm - Flowering Dicot: Plants in this group have two embryonic leaves (dicotyledons). Examples of dicotyledons are beans, buttercups, oaks, sunflowers, etc.
Forb: A broad-leaved herb other than a grass, especially one growing in a field, prairie, or meadow.
Weed: Any plant growing in cultivated ground to the injury of the crop or desired vegetation, or to the disfigurement of the place; an unsightly, useless, or injurious plant.
Perennial: Living for many years.
Herbaceous Stem: Not woody, lacking lignified tissues.
Garden Rhubarb Species Usage
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