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Buckwheats Eriogonum

This hub compares 2 species records. Across all 3 records, it carries 10 evidence rows from 8 distinct cited sources. The species split is 1 fire-resistant and 1 awaiting directional evidence. 1 genus-rank record is shown separately; genus-rank claims do not override a species record, and species evidence does not become one verdict for the genus.

Rated as a group: buckwheat Eriogonum sp. Awaiting evidence Limited evidence 2 sources rate the genus as a whole. Species evidence never rolls upward into a genus verdict, and genus claims never override a species record. ›

Fire-resistant: 1 species

sulphur-flower buckwheat Fire-resistant Eriogonum umbellatum Limited evidence · 6 sources Zones 5–5 genus-level claims ↑

Awaiting evidence: 1 species

Eastern Mojave buckwheat Awaiting evidence Eriogonum fasciculatum Limited evidence · 2 sources genus-level claims ↑

About buckwheats

Directory notes

Plant forms recorded in this group: perennial, shrub, groundcover. The records span published USDA zones 5–5. These are record-level fields, not a whole-genus flammability claim.

More about Eriogonum: Wikipedia — external references; not evidence sources.

Where rated buckwheats grow

Tagged as growing in 10 states.

See Eriogonum on Grow → · JSON