Polygonaceae Rheum rhabarbarum L.
Garden Rhubarb
Haisla and Hanaksiala - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 259
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Rheum rhabarbarum L.
Scientific name: Rheum rhabarbarum L.
USDA symbol: RHRH2 (
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Common names: Garden Rhubarb
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Haisla and Hanaksiala
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Petioles used for food.
RECRD: 61354 id: 32805