NOUN | plant | Indian rhubarb, umbrella plant, Darmera peltata, Peltiphyllum peltatum | rhizomatous perennial herb with large dramatic peltate leaves and white to bright pink flowers in round heads on leafless stems |
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plant | Indian rhubarb, Himalayan rhubarb, red-veined pie plant, Rheum australe, Rheum emodi | Asian herb (Himalayas) |
Meaning | rhizomatous perennial herb with large dramatic peltate leaves and white to bright pink flowers in round heads on leafless stems; colonizes stream banks in the Sierra Nevada in California. | |
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Synonyms | umbrella plant, Darmera peltata, Peltiphyllum peltatum | |
Member of | Darmera, genus Darmera, Peltiphyllum, genus Peltiphyllum | One species |
Broader | herb, herbaceous plant | A plant lacking a permanent woody stem |
Meaning | Asian herb (Himalayas). | |
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Synonyms | Himalayan rhubarb, red-veined pie plant, Rheum australe, Rheum emodi | |
Member of | Rheum, genus Rheum | rhubarb |
Broader | rhubarb, rhubarb plant | plants having long green or reddish acidic leafstalks growing in basal clumps |
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