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Polygonaceae

West Humboldt buckwheat

Eriogonum anemophilum Greene

Family
Polygonaceae
Genus
Eriogonum

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West Humboldt buckwheat (Eriogonum anemophilum)
FlowerPhoto: Mark Pollock, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)
English
West Humboldt buckwheat

Synonyms

  • Eriogonum anemophilum var. cusickii (M.E.Jones) Gand.
  • Eriogonum ochrocephalum subsp. anemophilum (Greene) S.Stokes

Flowers

In flower
June to July (from 19 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

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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.