Both genera are in the same family, Polygonaceae. ‘The Real Dirt’ is a column by various local master gardeners who are part of the UC Master Gardeners of Butte County.īut first, let’s address a common question: Do the wild buckwheats native to North America supply the gluten-free buckwheat flour used in pancakes and other baked goods? The answer is no.Īlthough young stems and leaves from our wild buckwheats were eaten by Native Americans, the buckwheat flour we bake with today is a product of the cultivated European common buckwheat, Fagopyrum esculentum.
This article will discuss characteristics common to all of the wild buckwheats, and then focus on a landscape beauty, E. There are species for almost every letter of the alphabet, from A (E. And, because of their propensity to hybridize, active speciation continues as we speak. An astounding number of species populate the wild buckwheat genus Eriogonum - more than 250, according to the Cal Flora website.
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