Polygonaceae
Yucca buckwheat
Eriogonum plumatella
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Genus
- Eriogonum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Yucca buckwheat
Synonyms
- Eriogonum nodosum var. jaegeri Munz & I.M.Johnst.
- Eriogonum palmeri S.Watson
- Eriogonum plumatella var. jaegeri S.Stokes ex Munz
- Eriogonum plumatella var. plumatella
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Jules Jardinier, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jules Jardinier, 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.