Polygonaceae
Garden rhubarb
Rheum rhabarbarum
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Genus
- Rheum
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Common names
By language (16)
- arz
- الروماتويد
- Belarusian
- Рабарбар, Рэвень, Рэвень хвалісты
- Chinese
- 华北大黄, 波叶大黄, 小大黄, 山大黄, 山大黄（华北大黄）, 大黄, 长叶波叶大黄
- Czech
- Reveň kadeřavá, Rebarbora
- den
- Rabarbara
- Dutch
- Tuinrabarber
- English
- Garden rhubarb, Rhubarb
- Finnish
- Tarharaparperi
- German
- Gemüse-Rhabarber, Gewöhnlicher Rhabarber, Krauser Rhabarber, Rhabarber
- Japanese
- カラダイオウ, ショクヨウダイオウ, マルバダイオウ, リュバーブ, 食用大黄
- Korean
- 대황
- Macedonian
- Рабарбара, Рамен
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Rabarbra
- Punjabi
- ਰੇਵੰਤ ਚੀਨੀ
- Spanish
- Ruibarbo
- Swedish
- Rabarber
Synonyms
- Rhabarbarum verum Garsault
- Rheum franzenbachii Münter
- Rheum franzenbachii var. mongolicum Münter
- Rheum undulalum L.
- Rheum undulatum L.
- Rheum undulatum var. longifolium C.Y.Cheng & T.C.Kao
Flowers
- In flower
- May to July (from 50 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Attila Oláh, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ametsak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Colin Meurk, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dieter Weber, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dmitriy Bochkov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Andrew from Sheffield, UK, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stephen James McWilliam, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: DenesFeri, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Urgamal Magsar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: DenesFeri, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Megan Blackmore, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.