Common name:
Buckwheat
Family:
Scientific name:
Fagopyrum esculentum
Main flower color:
Range:
Lowland regions of the UK; an introduced species, from Asia
Height:
Up to 60 cm
Habitat:
Arable fields, waste ground, open woodland
Flowers:
White to pale pink, five-lobed, green at the centre, with a ring of eight stamens around three longer stigmas. In clusters at the end of the stem branches
Leaves:
Broadly arrow-shaped, stalked below, clasping above; up to 8 cm long
Season:
July to September
Rarity:
★★★★★
