Eriogonum tomentosum Michx. is a plant in the Polygonaceae family, order Caryophyllales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Eriogonum tomentosum Michx. (Eriogonum tomentosum Michx.)
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Eriogonum tomentosum Michx.

Eriogonum tomentosum Michx.

Eriogonum tomentosum is a Polygonaceae family species native to several southeastern US states.

Family
Genus
Eriogonum
Order
Caryophyllales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Eriogonum tomentosum Michx.

Eriogonum tomentosum Michx., commonly called dogtongue buckwheat or dogtongue wild buckwheat, is a plant species belonging to the Polygonaceae family, which is also known as the smartweed or knotweed family. This species is distributed across several southeastern states in the United States: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.

Photo: (c) Steve Collins, all rights reserved, uploaded by Steve Collins

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Caryophyllales Polygonaceae Eriogonum

More from Polygonaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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