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Fagopyrum esculentum Moench
buckwheat

   
Symbol: FAES2
Group: Dicot
Family: Polygonaceae
Duration: Annual
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Native Status:  
  
  
  



Photograph of Fagopyrum esculentum Moench
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. India.
 
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Synonyms:
Fagopyrum esculentum Moench

  FAFA Fagopyrum fagopyrum (L.) Karst.
  FASA Fagopyrum sagittatum Gilib.
  FAVU2 Fagopyrum vulgare Hill
  POFA4 Polygonum fagopyrum L.
 

Distribution by State:
Fagopyrum esculentum Moench

Distributional Map for Fagopyrum esculentum Moench
Distribution Map Legend

Fagopyrum esculentum Moench distribution:
USA (AK, AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
AZ, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY

 

Related Taxa:
Fagopyrum esculentum Moench

33 genera in Polygonaceae, 2 species in Fagopyrum
 

Classification:
Fagopyrum esculentum Moench

     
Kingdom   Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom   Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision   Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division   Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class   Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass   Caryophyllidae
Order   Polygonales
Family   Polygonaceae – Buckwheat family
Genus   Fagopyrum Mill. – buckwheat
Species   Fagopyrum esculentum Moench – buckwheat
 

Introduced Information:
Fagopyrum esculentum Moench

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts.

 

 

 
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