Polygonaceae
Alpine golden buckwheat
Eriogonum flavum
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Genus
- Eriogonum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Alpine golden buckwheat
Synonyms
- Eriogonum aureum Nutt. ex Benth.
- Eriogonum crassifolium Benth.
- Eriogonum flavum subsp. crassifolium (Benth.) S.Stokes
- Eriogonum flavum subsp. flavum
- Eriogonum flavum var. caudiciferum S.Stokes
- Eriogonum flavum var. crassifolium (Benth.) Benth.
- Eriogonum flavum var. flavum
- Eriogonum flavum var. foliatum Gand.
- Eriogonum flavum var. incisum S.Stokes
- Eriogonum flavum var. linguifolium Gand.
- Eriogonum flavum var. muticum S.Stokes
- Eriogonum flavum var. polyphyllum (Small) M.E.Jones
- Eriogonum lateriflorum Raf.
- Eriogonum polyphyllum Small ex Rydb.
- Eriogonum sericeum Pursh
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, 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: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, 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.