BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
Rheum (rhubarbs)
Subtaxa
| Rank | Taxon |  |
|---|---|---|
| Species | Rheum palmatum L. (Ornamental Rhubarb) | 1 |
| Hybrid | Rheum x hybridum (R. palmatum x rhaponticum) Murray (Rhubarb) | 4 |
Suggested Literature
Rheum may be covered by literature listed under:
Feeding and other inter-species relationships
Associated with Rheum:
| leaf (live) | live leaf is spotted by mostly hypophyllous colony of Ramularia anamorph | Ramularia rhei - an anamorphic fungus (Mycosphaerellales: Mycosphaerellaceae) | Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes round, pale brown spots, 2-7mm diam., with broad crimson borders] |
Rheum may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level
|
MAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants) |
MAGNOLIIDAE (dicotyledonous flowering plants) |
POLYGONACEAE (docks and knotgrasses) |
References
| Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 | Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook |
