Fagopyrum

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Fagopyrum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Fagopyrum (beech wheat, from the likeness of the fruit to a beech-nut). Polygonaceae. Probably only ( 2 species, of Eu. and N. Asia.Quick-growing annuals, with alternate deltoid or hastate lvs., small whitish fls. in racemes or panicles, 5-parted calyx, 8 stamens, 1-loculed ovary ripening into a floury 3-angled achene.—Both species are grown for the grain, from which flour is made; and in horticulture sometimes used as a catch-crop or green crop in orchards and elsewhere for the good effect on the land. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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