Polygonaceae

Seacliff buckwheat

Eriogonum parvifolium Sm.

Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Eriogonum

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Seacliff buckwheat: Photo of Eriogonum parvifolium at the Regional Parks Botanic Garden — Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Seacliff buckwheat

Synonyms

Eriogonum parvifolium subsp. lucidum J.T.Howell ex S.Stokes
Eriogonum parvifolium subsp. paynei C.B.Wolf ex Munz
Eriogonum parvifolium var. crassifolium Benth.
Eriogonum parvifolium var. lucidum (J.T.Howell ex S.Stokes) Reveal
Eriogonum parvifolium var. paynei (C.B.Wolf ex Munz) Reveal

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Stan Shebs , cropped by Anlace at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: ALAN SCHMIERER, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Peter D. Tillman from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.