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Longleaf buckwheat

Eriogonum longifolium var. gnaphalifolium

Also called Scrub Buckwheat

Longleaf buckwheat
Photo: Steve Shirah, Public domain
Family
Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family)

About

Eriogonum longifolium Nutt. var. gnaphalifolium Gand. (also known as Eriogonum floridanum Small), commonly referred to as scrub buckwheat is a dicot of the Polygonaceae (smartweed or knotweed) family. It is listed as threatened in the US and endangered in Florida. Within Florida its most closely related species is Eriogonum tomentosum however there are three other varieties of Eriogonum longifolium found in other areas of the US.

Scrub buckwheat is found in areas of scrub, flatland and sand hills.

Other Eriogonum plants

Abert's buckwheat · Winged buckwheat · Shale barren buckwheat · Trinity buckwheat · Mono buckwheat · Anglestem buckwheat · San Jacinto buckwheat · Ione buckwheat · Santa Cruz Island buckwheat · Clay buckwheat · Sulphur Hot Springs buckwheat · Bailey's buckwheat

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Eriogonum longifolium var. gnaphalifolium by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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