Wild rhubarb explained

Wild rhubarb may refer to several different plants:

• Arctium minus, native to Europe, in family Asteraceae
• Ipomoea pandurata, herbaceous perennial vine named to North America, in family Convolvulaceae
• Heracleum mantegazzianum, a toxic plant native to central Asia, in family Apiaceae
• Rumex hymenosepalus, native to North America, in family Polygonaceae
• Polygonum alaskanum, native to Alaska, in family Polygonaceae