Stats

Lifespan

Perennial

Size

Small

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Coastal scrub

Range

North America

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Uncommon

About

Redflower buckwheat, a mat-forming perennial herb, produces tall, stout inflorescences of white, pink, or red flowers. Its leaves are located mainly at the base of the plant and are wavy along the edges and up to 10 centimeters long.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Polygonaceae

Genus

Eriogonum

Species

Eriogonum grande