Polygonaceae

Arrowleaf buckwheat

Eriogonum compositum Douglas ex Benth.

Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Eriogonum

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Arrowleaf buckwheat: Arrowleaf Buckwheat, Northern Buckwheat Viewpoint location: Juniper Ridge Trail 261 Dark Divide Viewpoint elevation: 1644 meter (5395 ft) Location source: Garmi — Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Arrowleaf buckwheat

Synonyms

Eriogonum compositum var. citrinum S.Stokes
Eriogonum compositum var. compositum
Eriogonum compositum var. pilicaule H.St.John
Eriogonum johnstonii S.Stokes
Eriogonum pilicaule (St.John & Warren) G.N.Jones

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dean Wm. Taylor, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dianne Fristrom, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.