Polygonaceae

Nodding buckwheat

Eriogonum cernuum Nutt.

Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Eriogonum

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Nodding buckwheat: Eriogonum cernuum in Butte County, Idaho, USA — Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Nodding buckwheat

Synonyms

Eriogonum cernuum subsp. acutangulum S.Stokes
Eriogonum cernuum subsp. tenue (Torr. & A.Gray) S.Stokes
Eriogonum cernuum subsp. viminale S.Stokes
Eriogonum cernuum var. cernuum
Eriogonum cernuum var. psammophilum S.L.Welsh
Eriogonum cernuum var. tenue Torr. & A.Gray
Eriogonum cernuum var. umbraticum Eastw.
Eriogonum cernuum var. viminale (S.Stokes) Reveal

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.