| Family | POLYGONACEAE |
| Genus species | Rheum przewalskyi Losinsk. |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 1500-5000m |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves petiolate, broadly ovate, 10-20cm, coriaceous, abaxially purple-red, glabrous, adaxially yellow-green obtuse, panicles 2-3, spicate, 2-4-ramose |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | whitish yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late spring and late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , China North-Central , Qinghai) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | POLYGONACEAE
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