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Gunnera tinctoria (Molina) Mirb.

giant rhubarb (Gunneraceae)

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Gunnera tinctoria is a huge herb from South America; its enormous leaves have pointed lobes, rather than the more rounded lobes in G. manicata.

Oxwich (VC41: Glamorgan); 2025-06-08

 giant rhubarb / Gunnera tinctoria: _Gunnera tinctoria_ is a huge herb from South America; its enormous leaves have pointed lobes, rather than the more rounded lobes in _G. manicata_.

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