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Rheum palaestinum, the desert rhubarb, is a wild perennial from rocky, arid ground in Israel, Jordan and nearby lands, with leaves that funnel rainfall and dew toward its roots. It is a wild species, not a common garden plant, and it is best appreciated in conditions close to its native dry, rocky habitat.
Rheum palaestinum, the desert rhubarb, is a plant indigenous to Palestine, Israel and Jordan with a highly developed system for gathering rainwater.
It grows in rocky ground, on cliffs and amongst desert rocks, usually above 850 metres (2,790 ft), and is generally associated with the plant species Artemisia sieberi.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Rheum palaestinum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
