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Polygonaceae

Naked buckwheat

Eriogonum nudum Douglas ex Benth.

Family
Polygonaceae
Genus
Eriogonum

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Naked buckwheat: Nude buckwheat (Eriogonum nudum), showing binary branching with flowerheads at nodes as well as branch ends. At about 9000ft along High Trail (part of Pacific C
Photo: Dcrjsr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Naked buckwheat

Synonyms

  • Eriogonum arachnoideum Hook. & Arn.
  • Eriogonum auriculatum Benth.
  • Eriogonum latifolium subsp. auriculatum (Benth.) S.Stokes
  • Eriogonum latifolium subsp. nudum (Douglas ex Benth.) S.Stokes
  • Eriogonum latifolium var. parvulum S.Stokes
  • Eriogonum longulum Greene
  • Eriogonum nudum var. nudum
  • Eriogonum nudum var. perturbum M.E.Jones
  • Eriogonum oblanceolatum Greene

Characteristics

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

Photos

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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.