Chilean rhubarb (Gunnera tinctoria)

Plant has spiny stalks and textured leaves that can grow to five feet in diameter. In summer gives rise to large cone-like blossoms each with hundreds of either male of female flowers. In Chile, the young stalks are peeled and eaten as a vegetable.

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Keywords: chilean, gunnera, gunneraceae, plant, rhubarb, tinctoria, vegetable