Klamath Mountain buckwheat

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Eriogonum hirtellum

Klamath Mountain buckwheat, a reference photo
Photo: Stan Shebs · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Eriogonum hirtellum is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name Klamath Mountain buckwheat. It is endemic to the Klamath Mountains of far northern California, where it is known from only a few occurrences.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Klamath Mountain 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.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Polygonaceae
Species
Eriogonum hirtellum

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