Polygonaceae

Redroot buckwheat

Eriogonum racemosum Nutt.

Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Eriogonum

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Redroot buckwheat: Redroot buckwheat (Eriogonum racemosum), Buckwheat family (Polygonaceae). Along the public trail in the Swaner EcoCenter, Utah. — Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Redroot buckwheat

Synonyms

Eriogonum obtusum Benth.
Eriogonum orthocladon Torr. ex Benth.
Eriogonum orthocladon Torr.
Eriogonum racemosum var. cordifolium Gand.
Eriogonum racemosum var. obtusum S.Stokes
Eriogonum racemosum var. orthocladon (Torr. ex Benth.) S.Stokes
Eriogonum racemosum var. sagittatum Gand.

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, 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.