#rhubarb_plant__rhubarbplant__rhubarb plants having long green or reddish acidic leafstalks growing in basal clumps; stems (and only the stems) are edible when cooked; leaves are poisonous
supertype: herbaceous_plant__herb a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
member of: genus_Rheum
subtype: Himalayan_rhubarb__Indian_rhubarb__red-veined_pie_plant__Rheum_australe__Rheum_emodi Asian herb (Himalayas)
subtype: pie_plant__pieplant__garden_rhubarb__Rheum_cultorum__Rheum_rhabarbarum__Rheum_rhaponticum long-cultivated hybrid of Rheum palmatum; stems often cooked in pies or as sauce or preserves
subtype: Chinese_rhubarb__Rheum_palmatum long used for laxative properties
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