Buckwheat

Buckwheat Buckwheat Species of flowering plant in the family Polygonaceae This article is about a commonly cultivated crop plant. For other uses, see Buckwheat (disambiguation). Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) or common buckwheat[2][3] is a flowering plant in the knotweed family Polygonaceae cultivated for its grain-like seeds and as a cover crop. Buckwheat cultivation originated around the 6th millennium BC in the region of what is now Yunnan Province in southwestern China. The name "buckwheat" is used for several other species, such as Fagopyrum tataricum, a domesticated food plant raised in Asia. Quick facts Scientific classification, Binomial name ... Buckwheat Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Tracheophytes Clade: Angiosperms Clade: Eudicots Order: Caryophyllales Family: Polygonaceae Genus: Fagopyrum Species: F. esculentum Binomial name Fagopyrum…

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