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Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) or common buckwheat [2] [3] is a flowering plant in the knotweed family Polygonaceae cultivated for its grain-like seeds and as a cover crop. Buckwheat originated around the 6th millennium BCE in the region of what is now Yunnan Province in southwestern China .
Despite sharing the common name "buckwheat", Eriogonum is part of a different genus than the cultivated European buckwheat and than other plant species also called wild buckwheat. In addition to the widespread common species, approximately a third of the species in the genus are rare, endangered, or threatened.
Billie Thomas first appeared in the 1934 Our Gang shorts For Pete's Sake!, The First Round-Up, and Washee Ironee as a background player. The "Buckwheat" character was a girl at this time, portrayed by Our Gang kid Matthew "Stymie" Beard's younger sister Carlena in For Pete's Sake!, and by Willie Mae Walton in three other shorts.
Fagopyrum tataricum, also known as Tartary buckwheat, [2] green buckwheat, [3] ku qiao, [3] Tatar buckwheat, [citation needed] or bitter buckwheat, [4] is a domesticated food plant in the genus Fagopyrum in the family Polygonaceae.
Fagopyrum contains 15 to 16 species of plants, including two important crop plants, buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum), and Fagopyrum tataricum (Tartary buckwheat). The two have similar uses, and are classed as pseudocereals, because they are used in the same way as cereals but do not belong to the grass family Poaceae.
Buckwheat, an antioxidant-packed superfood. Find out all about the grain, including its health benefits and nutrition. Buckwheat, an antioxidant-packed superfood. Find out all about the grain ...
Eriogonum tiehmii, known as Tiehm's buckwheat, is a species of flowering plant endemic to the Silver Peak Range of Esmeralda County, Nevada, in the United States. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Its only known population is at high risk of destruction due to proposed mining for lithium (used for batteries in electric vehicles ) [ 6 ] by Australian company Ioneer .
Eriogonum abertianum, with the common names Abert's buckwheat and Abert wild buckwheat, is a species of flowering plant in the family Polygonaceae. [1] Distribution