Buckwheat
Fagopyrum esculentum
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Polygonaceae
- Genus:
- Fagopyrum
- Species:
- Fagopyrum esculentum
Growth Characteristics
- Life Cycle:
- Annual
- Growth Habit:
- Forb/herb
- Height:
- 3-4 ft
- Light Requirements:
- Full Sun
- Drought Tolerance:
- High
- Bloom Months:
- jun, jul, aug, sep, oct, nov
- Bloom Colors:
- pink, white
Native Range
United States: Alaska, Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, Canada: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
Host Plant for Caterpillars
Calothysanis amaturaria, clandestine dart (Spaelotis clandestina), darksided cutworm (Euxoa messoria), Euxoa tessellata, Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda), Smeared Dagger Moth (Acronicta oblinita), White-lined sphinx moth (Hyles lineata), zebra caterpillar moth (Melanchra picta)
Reported Fauna Sightings
Bees: Black-tailed bumble bee (Bombus melanopygus), Black-tailed bumble bee (Bombus melanopygus), Brown-belted bumble bee (Bombus griseocollis), Brown-belted bumble bee (Bombus griseocollis), bumblebee (Bombus Latreille), bumblebee (Bombus Latreille), Central bumble bee (Bombus centralis), Central bumble bee (Bombus centralis), Common eastern bumble bee (Bombus impatiens), Common eastern bumble bee (Bombus impatiens), Crotch bumble bee (Bombus crotchii), Crotch bumble bee (Bombus crotchii), Fernald cuckoo bumble bee (Bombus flavidus), Fernald cuckoo bumble bee (Bombus flavidus), Fuzzy-horned bumble bee (Bombus mixtus), Fuzzy-horned bumble bee (Bombus mixtus), Hunt's bumble bee (Bombus huntii), Hunt's bumble bee (Bombus huntii), Indiscriminate cuckoo bumble bee (Bombus insularis), Indiscriminate cuckoo bumble bee (Bombus insularis), Nevada bumble bee (Bombus nevadensis), Nevada bumble bee (Bombus nevadensis), Red-belted bumble bee (Bombus rufocinctus), Red-belted bumble bee (Bombus rufocinctus), 🛑Rusty-patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis), 🛑Rusty-patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis), Sitka bumble bee (Bombus sitkensis), Sitka bumble bee (Bombus sitkensis), Tri-colored bumble bee (Bombus ternarius), Tri-colored bumble bee (Bombus ternarius), Two-form bumble bee (Bombus bifarius), Two-form bumble bee (Bombus bifarius), Two-spotted bumble bee (Bombus bimaculatus), Two-spotted bumble bee (Bombus bimaculatus), van Dyke bumble bee (Bombus vandykei), van Dyke bumble bee (Bombus vandykei), Western bumble bee (Bombus occidentalis), Western bumble bee (Bombus occidentalis), White-shouldered bumble bee (Bombus appositus), White-shouldered bumble bee (Bombus appositus), Yellow bumble bee (Bombus fervidus), Yellow bumble bee (Bombus fervidus), Yellow head bumble bee (Bombus flavifrons), Yellow head bumble bee (Bombus flavifrons), Yellow-banded bumble bee (Bombus terricola), Yellow-banded bumble bee (Bombus terricola), Yellow-faced bumble bee (Bombus vosnesenskii), Yellow-faced bumble bee (Bombus vosnesenskii) Butterflies:Acmon Blue (Plebejus acmon), Acmon Blue (Plebejus acmon), Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon), Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon), Azure sp. (Celastrina Tutt), Becker's White (Pontia beckerii), Becker's White (Pontia beckerii), Behr's Hairstreak (Satyrium behrii), Behr's Hairstreak (Satyrium behrii), Blue Copper (Lycaena heteronea), Blue Copper (Lycaena heteronea), Boisduval's Blue (Plebejus icarioides), Boisduval's Blue (Plebejus icarioides), California Hairstreak (Satyrium californica), California Hairstreak (Satyrium californica), California Sister (Adelpha californica), California Sister (Adelpha californica), California Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis californica), California Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis californica), Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus), Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus), Chalcedon Checkerspot (Euphydryas chalcedona), Checkered White (Pontia protodice), Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice), Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice), Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae), Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae), Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia), Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia), Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis), Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis), Common Ringlet (North America) (Coenonympha california), Common Ringlet (North America) (Coenonympha california), Common Wood-Nymph (Cercyonis pegala), Common Wood-Nymph (Cercyonis pegala), Dull Firetip (Apyrrothrix araxes), Dull Firetip (Apyrrothrix araxes), Edith's Copper (Lycaena editha), Edith's Copper (Lycaena editha), Euphilotes sp. (Euphilotes Mattoni), Glaucon Blue (Euphilotes glaucon), Glaucon Blue (Euphilotes glaucon), Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus), Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus), Half-moon Hairstreak (Satyrium semiluna), Half-moon Hairstreak (Satyrium semiluna), Juba Skipper (Hesperia juba), Juba Skipper (Hesperia juba), Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus), Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus), Large Heath (Coenonympha tullia), Leda Ministreak (Ministrymon leda), Leda Ministreak (Ministrymon leda), Lupine Blue (Plebejus lupini), Lupine Blue (Plebejus lupini), Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa), Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa), Milbert's Tortoiseshell (Aglais milberti), Milbert's Tortoiseshell (Aglais milberti), Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa), Mylitta Crescent (Phyciodes mylitta), Mylitta Crescent (Phyciodes mylitta), Nevada Skipper (Hesperia nevada), Nevada Skipper (Hesperia nevada), Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor), Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor), Queen (Danaus gilippus), Queen (Danaus gilippus), Red-spotted Admiral (Limenitis arthemis), Red-spotted Admiral (Limenitis arthemis), Ruddy Copper (Lycaena rubidus), Ruddy Copper (Lycaena rubidus), Sachem (Atalopedes Scudder), Small Wood-Nymph (Cercyonis oetus), Small Wood-Nymph (Cercyonis oetus), Tailed Orange (Pyrisitia proterpia), Tailed Orange (Pyrisitia proterpia), Western Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium exilis), Western Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium exilis), Western Tailed-Blue (Cupido amyntula), Western Tailed-Blue (Cupido amyntula), Zela Metalmark (Emesis zela), Zela Metalmark (Emesis zela), 🛑Zerene Fritillary (Speyeria zerene), 🛑Zerene Fritillary (Speyeria zerene)
Soil Requirements
- Soil Type:
- fertile, well-drained loamy soil
- pH:
- 5.5 - 7.0 (slightly acidic to neutral)
- Drainage:
- excellent drainage required
- Moisture:
- dry to moderate
- Notes:
- native to temperate regions with well-drained soils