Malheur Experiment Station

Buckwheat

Buckwheat

Latin: Polygonaceae

Plants in the Buckwheat Family by Scientific Name

Eriogonum flavum Common Names yellow buckwheat Family Buckwheat Flower Color Yellow, red Plant Type Shrub Native Yes Weed No

Eriogonum nidularium Coville Common Names birdnest buckwheat Family Buckwheat Plant Type Forb Native Yes

Eriogonum ovalifolium Common Names cushion buckwheat, oval-leafed eriogonum Family Buckwheat Flower Color Cream white Plant Type Shrub Native Yes Weed No

Eriogonum strictum Common Names strict buckwheat Family Buckwheat Flower Color White-pale pink Plant Type Shrub Short Description Very low growing. Native Yes Weed No

Eriogonum strictum Common Names blue mountain buckwheat Family Buckwheat Plant Type Forb Native Yes

Eriogonum umbellatum Common Names sulfur-flowered buckwheat, sulfur buckwheat Family Buckwheat Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Forb Native Yes

Polygonum Common Names smart weed Family Buckwheat Flower Color Pink and Yellowish Plant Type Forb Native Yes

Polygonum argyrocoleon Common Names erect knotweed Family Buckwheat Flower Color Green Plant Type Forb Weed Yes

Polygonum coccineum Common Names water smartweed Family Buckwheat Flower Color Pink Plant Type Forb Native Yes

Polygonum convolvulus Common Names knot bindweed, black bindweed, ivy bindweed, climbing bindweed Family Buckwheat Plant Type Forb Introduced Yes Weed Yes

Polygonum cuspidatum Common Names Japanese knotweed Family Buckwheat Plant Type Forb Weed Yes

Rumex acetosella Common Names sheep sorrel Family Buckwheat Flower Color Pink, Yellow, Creamy White Plant Type Herb Location McCall Weed Can be

Rumex venosus Common Names sand dock Family Buckwheat Flower Color Pink and Yellowish Plant Type Forb Short Description perennial Native Yes