Polygonaceae

Shortstem buckwheat

Eriogonum brevicaule Nutt.

Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Eriogonum

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Shortstem buckwheat: Shortstem buckwheat (Eriogonum brevicaule var. laxifolium), Buckwheat family (Polygonaceae). Manti-LaSal National Forest near Birdseye, Utah. — Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Shortstem buckwheat

Synonyms

Eriogonum brevicaule subsp. campanulatum (Nutt.) S.Stokes
Eriogonum brevicaule subsp. grangerense (M.E.Jones) S.Stokes
Eriogonum brevicaule subsp. leptothecum (S.Stokes) S.Stokes
Eriogonum brevicaule subsp. typicum S.Stokes
Eriogonum brevicaule var. aureum Benth.
Eriogonum brevicaule var. brevicaule
Eriogonum brevicaule var. leptothecum (S.Stokes) Reveal
Eriogonum brevicaule var. pumilum S.Stokes ex M.E.Jones
Eriogonum brevicaule var. wasatchense (M.E.Jones) Reveal
Eriogonum campanulatum Nutt.
Eriogonum campanulatum subsp. brevicaule (Nutt.) S.Stokes
Eriogonum campanulatum subsp. grangerense (M.E.Jones) S.Stokes
Eriogonum campanulatum subsp. leptothecum S.Stokes
Eriogonum fremonti Torr. ex Benth.
Eriogonum grangerense M.E.Jones
Eriogonum nudicaule subsp. garrettii S.Stokes
Eriogonum nudicaule subsp. parleyense S.Stokes
Eriogonum nudicaule subsp. pumilum (S.Stokes ex M.E.Jones) S.Stokes
Eriogonum sabulosum M.E.Jones
Eriogonum wasatchense M.E.Jones

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.