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Rheum ribes A mountainous perennial growing in screes. Mt Hermon, Yifat, 1650m Syrian rhubarb,ribes Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Rheum ribes

A mountainous perennial growing in screes. Mt Hermon, Yifat, 1650m

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    Ernst
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    Is this rhubarb eadible? It obviously doesn’t need much soil .
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      Ori Fragman Sapir
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      yes, edible Posted 6 years ago
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    Christine Young
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    I geotagged this as being in Israel, is that correct? Google maps places it in Lebanon. Posted 6 years ago
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      Ori Fragman Sapir
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      well, borders in the Middle East are not clear. Very close to the border... Posted 6 years ago
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        Okay, thanks. I'll leave it as is then. Posted 6 years ago

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The Syrian Rhubarb

''Rheum ribes'', the Syrian rhubarb or currant-fruited rhubarb, rhubarb-currant, warted-leaved rhubarb, warty-leaved rhubarb, rhubarb of Babilonia is an edible wild rhubarb species in the genus ''Rheum''. It grows between 1000 and 4000 m on dunite rocks, among stones and slopes, and is distributed in the temperate and subtropical regions of the world, chiefly in Western Asia to Afghanistan and Pakistan. The Syrian rhubarb a partially commercial vegetable collected from the nature in Eastern and.. more

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Uploaded Feb 9, 2019. Captured May 19, 2011 14:52.
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  • Canon PowerShot G10
  • f/4.0
  • 1/1002s
  • ISO80
  • 6.1mm

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