| Family | POLYGONACEAE |
| Genus species | Rheum uninerve Maxim. |
| Bibliography | Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, sér. 3, 26: 503 (1880) |
| Native Range | n. China to Mongolia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1100-2300m |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves petiolate, ovate, 8-12cm, papery, sinuate, obtuse, panicle narrow, 1-2-branched, flowers in clusters of 2-4 |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | purplish red |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late spring and late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHI Inner Mongolia, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai) 37 Mongolia |