False rhubarb
Rheum rhaponticum
Family: Polygonaceae
What it is like
A herb.
Where it is found
It is a temperate plant.
Countries/locations it is found in
Asia, Balkans, Bulgaria, Canada, Europe, North America, SE Asia, Siberia, Slovenia, USA, Vietnam
How it is used for food
The leaf stalks are used in pies, jams and fruit salads.
It is cultivated.
Edible parts
Stalks
How it is grown
Its other names
Local names
Rilski raven
Synonyms
Rhabarbarum rhaponticum Moench; Rheum esculentum Salisb.; Rheum rotundatum Stokes; Rheum sibiricum Pall.;