Rheum rhaponticum L.

Patience des Alpes (fr), Rumex des Alpes (fr), Oseille des Alpes (fr), Rhubarbe des moines (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Polygonaceae > Rheum

Characteristics

A herb.

Life form	perennial
Growth form	herb
Growth support	-
Foliage retention	deciduous
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
Pollination	anemogamy
Spread	-
Mature width (meter)	1.0 - 1.5
Mature height (meter)	1.2
Root system	-
Rooting depth (meter)	1.5
Root diameter (meter)	-
Flower color
Blooming months	Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fruit color	-
Fruiting months	Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Nitrogen fixer	-
Photosynthetic pathway	c3

Environment

Wet mountain rocks in Europe.

More

It is a temperate plant.

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

The leaf stalks are used in pies, jams and fruit salads.

Uses	food medicinal poison
Edible	flowers fruits leaves stems
Therapeutic use	Poison (leaf), Anti-bacterial agents (leaf), Antidiarrheal (unspecified), Cathartic (unspecified), Dermatological Aid (unspecified), Laxative (unspecified), Strengthener (unspecified), Amenorrhea (unspecified), Antilactogogue (unspecified), Aperient (unspecified), Dysmenorrhea (unspecified), Endometritis (unspecified), Fatality (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Wart (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Cancer (unspecified)
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.

Mode	divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days)	21 - 42
Germination temperacture (C°)	15 - 18
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-
Optimum temperature (C°)	15 - 24
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

Images

Leaf

Flower

Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:696786-1
WFO ID	wfo-0000404466
COL ID	4S6BZ
BDTFX ID	55861
INPN ID	117580
Wikipedia (EN)	Link
Wikipedia (FR)	Link

Synonyms

Rheum rhaponticum