Rhubarb
Rheum rhabarbarum
Mildly toxic, or toxic in part — know which parts are safe before eating any of it.
If someone has eaten it, call emergency services or your poison control centre.
The story
Long before it became a garden favorite, Rhubarb was sought after by wild harvesters in its native lands of southern Siberia and north and central China. For centuries, people braved the wilderness to gather its roots, which were highly valued as a popular medicine. This valuable root trade eventually inspired growers in England and Russia to cultivate the plant themselves.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
- Family
- Polygonaceae
How to use it
Historically, Rhubarb was cultivated in England and Russia for its roots, which were used as a popular medicine across Europe and Asia. Today, the plant is also grown for its long, fleshy edible stalks, which contributed to the development of modern culinary rhubarb.
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In the kitchen
When preparing Rhubarb, it is critical to remember that the plant produces large, poisonous leaves which must not be consumed. Only the long, fleshy stalks of the plant are edible.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
About
Rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum) is a species of plant in the family Polygonaceae. It is a herbaceous perennial growing from short, thick rhizomes. It produces large poisonous leaves that are somewhat triangular, with long fleshy edible stalks and small flowers grouped in large compound leafy greenish-white to rose-red inflorescences.
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Rhubarb
- Slug
- rhubarb
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Genus
- Rheum
- Species
- rhabarbarum
- Category
- Misc
- Wikidata QID
- Q7535
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 2
- Data completeness
- 48
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