Rheum macrocarpum Losinsk.

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Polygonaceae > Rheum

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.6m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Wheat fields and slopes.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses dye fiber
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 21 - 42
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Rheum macrocarpum world distribution map, present in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:696753-1
WFO ID wfo-0001101658
COL ID 6X5JQ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Rheum ferganense Rheum zergericum Rheum lobatum Rheum macrocarpum Rheum nuratavicum Rheum plicatum Rheum vvedenskyi