Fagopyrum tataricum
Tartarian Buckwheat · Polygonaceae
Common names: Green buckwheat.
Fagopyrum tataricum, also known as Tartary buckwheat, green buckwheat, ku qiao, or bitter buckwheat, is a domesticated food plant in the genus Fagopyrum in the family Polygonaceae.
About Tartarian Buckwheat
Fagopyrum tataricum, also known as Tartary buckwheat, green buckwheat, ku qiao, or bitter buckwheat, is a domesticated food plant in the genus Fagopyrum in the family Polygonaceae. With another species in the same genus, common buckwheat, it is often counted as a cereal, but unlike the true cereals the buckwheats are not members of the grass family. Thus they are not related to true wheat. Tartary buckwheat is more bitter, but contains more rutin than common...
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Growing & care
| Native range | China North-Central, China South-Central, Tibet |
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| Toxicity | Pets: Not documented · People: Not documented |
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