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Fagopyrum cymosum
Also called Perennial Buckwheat, Golden Buckwheat
Tall buckwheat is a perennial herb from the Himalaya and southern China, grown for traditional medicine, forage and ornament. It is a hardy, upright plant that tolerates cold and does best in open, well-drained sites.
Fagopyrum cymosum, also known as perennial buckwheat' or tall buckwheat, is a domesticated plant used in traditional Chinese medicine, for animal feed, and as an ornamental plant. It is native to much of China, and to Bhutan, Nepal, India, Burma, and Vietnam.
The flowers are known for their high content of fagopyrin, a naphthodianthrone that provokes phototoxic effects known as fagopyrism.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
