Polygonaceae

Winged buckwheat

Eriogonum alatum Torr.

Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Eriogonum

Pet and kid safety: not checked yet. Check pet-safe plants

Winged buckwheat: Common name Winged Buckwheat. In Collins Canyon, Grand Gulch Primitive Area, UT, USA. 5/2008 — Photo: Tyler Bourret, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

Is yours looking unwell? Scan your plant — free

Common names

By language (2)

English: Winged buckwheat
nv: Łeeʼazeeʼ

Synonyms

Eriogonum alatum subsp. mogollense (S.Stokes ex M.E.Jones) S.Stokes
Eriogonum alatum subsp. triste (S.Watson) S.Stokes
Eriogonum alatum var. alatum
Eriogonum alatum var. brevifolium Gand.
Eriogonum alatum var. macdougalii Gand.
Eriogonum alatum var. mogollense S.Stokes ex M.E.Jones
Eriogonum triste S.Watson
Pterogonum alatum (Torr.) H.Gross

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Tyler Bourret, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Lucas Schrader, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Nico Carl, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Brooke Smith, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jes Gray, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Eric Watts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jes Gray, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Laura Gaudette, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

More in Eriogonum

Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.