Buckwheat: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	common buckwheat • Fagopyrum esculentum • Fagopyrum sagittatum

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Close-up of buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) plant showing clusters of small white and pink flowers above broad, heart-shaped green leaves.

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