Eriogonum roseum is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name wand buckwheat. It is native to much of western California and the Sierra Nevada foothills, as well as parts of Oregon, and it is widespread and common in several plant communities.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Wand buckwheat being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Eriogonum gracile
- Eriogonum elongatum
- Eriogonum cithariforme
- Eriogonum davidsonii
- Eriogonum dasyanthemum
- Eriogonum molestum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Genus
- Eriogonum
- Species
- Eriogonum roseum
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