Polygonaceae

Thymeleaf buckwheat

Eriogonum thymoides Benth.

Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Eriogonum

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Thymeleaf buckwheat (Eriogonum thymoides) — FlowerPhoto: John Brew, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Thymeleaf buckwheat

Synonyms

Eriogonum minimum Small
Eriogonum sphaerocephalum subsp. minimum (Small) S.Stokes
Eriogonum thymoides subsp. congestum S.Stokes
Eriogonum thymoides var. pallens Gand.

Flowers

In flower: April to May (from 216 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour: white (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: John Brew, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: James H. Thomas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: James H. Thomas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: william_hoyer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: william_hoyer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Cindy Bell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nolan Exe, 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.