Polygonaceae

Foxtail buckwheat

Eriogonum polypodum Small

Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Eriogonum

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Foxtail buckwheat (Eriogonum polypodum) — FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Foxtail buckwheat

Synonyms

Eriogonum umbellatum var. polypodum S.Stokes
Eriogonum ursinum var. venosum S.Stokes

Flowers

In flower: June to July (from 13 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: John Brew, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nina House, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Justin Paulin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: T. J. Samojedny, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Berger, 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.