Polygonaceae

Wickerstem buckwheat

Eriogonum vimineum Douglas ex Benth.

Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Eriogonum

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Wickerstem buckwheat (Eriogonum vimineum) — FlowerPhoto: Tom Wainwright, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Wickerstem buckwheat

Synonyms

Eriogonum shoshonense A.Nelson
Eriogonum vimineum var. avicularia S.Stokes
Eriogonum vimineum var. californicum Gand.
Eriogonum vimineum var. cithariforme S.Stokes
Eriogonum vimineum var. commixtum S.Stokes
Eriogonum vimineum var. covilleanum S.Stokes
Eriogonum vimineum var. divergens Gand.
Eriogonum vimineum var. elegans (Greene) Jeps.
Eriogonum vimineum var. eriocladon Benth.
Eriogonum vimineum var. luteolum S.Stokes
Eriogonum vimineum var. oregonense Gand.
Eriogonum vimineum var. rigescens Gand.
Eriogonum vimineum var. salicornioides S.Stokes
Eriogonum vimineum var. shoshonense (A.Nelson) S.Stokes
Eriogonum vimineum var. vimineum

Flowers

In flower: April to October (from 335 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Tom Wainwright, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Brodie Cass Talbott, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dean Wm. Taylor, CC BY 2.0, 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.