Herbs - Rhubarb

 

Rhubarb, Young Plant

(also referred to as...)

Turkey Rhubarb, Russian Rhubarb, Chinese Rhubarb

Latin Name: Rheum officianale

Family: Polygonaceae

 
Description

Originally, this plant is native to northwest China and Tibet from where it reached Europe in the time of the Renaissance. It is here that the different species got their names (Russian, Turkey, East-Indian, Chinese) according to how they reached the continent, not where they had been cultivated. Rhubarb has long since served as food and medicine.

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