Fagopyrum
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15-16, including: |
The genus Fagopyrum in the flowering plant family Polygonaceae contains 15 to 16 species of plants, including two important crop plants, the Buckwheat or Japanese Buckwheat Fagopyrum esculentum, and the Tartary Buckwheat Fagopyrum tataricum. They have similar uses, and are classed as pseudocereals, i.e. they are used in the same way as cereals but do not belong the grass family Gramineae.
[edit] External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment
- USDA Plants Profile
- Flora of North America Profile
- Fagopyrum Journal Archive
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