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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 .
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.
Eriogonum fasciculatum is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common names California buckwheat and flat-topped buckwheat. Characterized by small, white and pink flower clusters that give off a cottony effect, this species grows variably from a patchy mat to a wide shrub, with the flowers turning a rusty color after blooming. [ 2 ]
Eriogonum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Polygonaceae.The genus is found in North America and is known as wild buckwheat.This is a highly species-rich genus, and indications are that active speciation is continuing.
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.
This is a list of buckwheat dishes, consisting of dishes that use buckwheat as a main ingredient. Buckwheat is a plant cultivated for its grain-like seeds and as a cover crop . A related and more bitter species, Fagopyrum tataricum , a domesticated food plant common in Asia, but not as common in Europe or North America, is also referred to as ...
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 vimineum is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name wickerstem buckwheat. It is native to the Northwestern United States , California , and Nevada where it is common to abundant in many types of habitat, including the Sierra Nevada .