Polygonaceae

Tall woolly buckwheat

Eriogonum elatum Douglas ex Benth.

Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Eriogonum

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Tall woolly buckwheat (Eriogonum elatum) — FlowerPhoto: mel letterman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Tall woolly buckwheat

Synonyms

Eriogonum elatum subsp. typicum S.Stokes
Eriogonum elatum var. elatum
Eriogonum elatum var. erianthum Gand.
Eriogonum elatum var. limonifolium Gand.

Flowers

Flower colour: white (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: mel letterman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Elliott Gordon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: brettaugust, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.