Polygonaceae

Ternate buckwheat

Eriogonum ternatum Howell

Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Eriogonum

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Ternate buckwheat (Eriogonum ternatum) — FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Ternate buckwheat

Synonyms

Eriogonum ternatum var. ternatum
Eriogonum ursinum var. confine S.Stokes

Flowers

In flower: June to July (from 26 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Michael O'Loughlin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Parker James Lloyd, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: harrii, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Parker James Lloyd, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Rob Santry, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Rob Santry, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Parker James Lloyd, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Rob Santry, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dominic Gentilcore, 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.