Malheur Experiment Station

Buckwheat

Buckwheat

Latin: Polygonaceae

Plants in the Buckwheat Family by Common Name

birdnest buckwheat Scientific Name Eriogonum nidularium Coville Family Buckwheat Plant Type Forb Native Yes

black bindweed Scientific Name Polygonum convolvulus Family Buckwheat Plant Type Forb Introduced Yes Weed Yes

blue mountain buckwheat Scientific Name Eriogonum strictum Family Buckwheat Plant Type Forb Native Yes

climbing bindweed Scientific Name Polygonum convolvulus Family Buckwheat Plant Type Forb Introduced Yes Weed Yes

cushion buckwheat Scientific Name Eriogonum ovalifolium Family Buckwheat Flower Color Cream white Plant Type Shrub Native Yes Weed No

erect knotweed Scientific Name Polygonum argyrocoleon Family Buckwheat Flower Color Green Plant Type Forb Weed Yes

ivy bindweed Scientific Name Polygonum convolvulus Family Buckwheat Plant Type Forb Introduced Yes Weed Yes

Japanese knotweed Scientific Name Polygonum cuspidatum Family Buckwheat Plant Type Forb Weed Yes

knot bindweed Scientific Name Polygonum convolvulus Family Buckwheat Plant Type Forb Introduced Yes Weed Yes

oval-leafed eriogonum Scientific Name Eriogonum ovalifolium Family Buckwheat Flower Color Cream white Plant Type Shrub Native Yes Weed No

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

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

smart weed Scientific Name Polygonum Family Buckwheat Flower Color Pink and Yellowish Plant Type Forb Native Yes

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

sulfur buckwheat Scientific Name Eriogonum umbellatum Family Buckwheat Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Forb Native Yes

sulfur-flowered buckwheat Scientific Name Eriogonum umbellatum Family Buckwheat Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Forb Native Yes

water smartweed Scientific Name Polygonum coccineum Family Buckwheat Flower Color Pink Plant Type Forb Native Yes

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