rhubarb
fleshy, edible stalks of plants from the genus Rheum
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Summary
rhubarb is a taxon[1]. rhubarb ranks in the top 0.056% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,840 views/month, #110 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- Parent taxon: Rheum[4]
- Taxon name: Rheum rhabarbarum[5]
- Subclass of: useful plant[6], herbaceous plant[7], Polygonaceae[8]
- Has use: medicinal plant[9], vegetable[10]
- Commons category: Rheum rhabarbarum[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Rhubarb[12]
- Commons gallery: Rheum rhabarbarum[13]
- Described by source: Gujin Tushu Jicheng[14], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=404883[16]
- This taxon is source of: rhubarb[17], rhubarb smell[18]
- Short name: R. rhabarbarum[19]
- Taxon common name: garden rhubarb[20], Tuinrabarber[21], reveň kadeřavá[22], tarharaparperi[23], 波叶大黄[24], 山大黄（华北大黄）[25], 小大黄[26], 华北大黄[27], 山大黄[28], Rhubarb[29], rabarber[30], rabarbara[31]
- Has fruit type: nucule[32]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[33]
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Identifiers
rhubarb's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 51251[34]. rhubarb's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3621[35]. rhubarb's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 485576[36]. rhubarb's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2888867[37]. rhubarb's ITIS TSN is recorded as 504747[38].
Why It Matters
rhubarb has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] rhubarb is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]