Common Buckwheat

Fagopyrum esculentum Moench

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Fagopyrum esculentum (Common Buckwheat) is a species ofannualherb in the familyPolygonaceae. They are associated withfreshwater habitat. They havewhite flowers andachenes. Flowers are visited byHoney bee,Orange-legged Furrow Bee,Common Eastern Bumblebee, andTricolored Bumble Bee. Individuals can grow to 2 feet.

URI:http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0980071
Definition: Of plant duration, a plant whose life span ends within one year after germination, e.g. a winter annual germinating in the autumn and flowering in the spring (esp. in Mediterranean climates), approximately synonymous to therophyte, c.f. biennial, ephemeral, perennial, c.f. also of flowering with respect to architecture, hapaxanthic, monocarpic, pleonanthic.
Attribution:Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 12, July 2012. Glossary, http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/top/glossarya_h.html#annual

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URI:http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0022142
Definition: whole plant herbaceous

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URI:http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000873
Definition: A biome that applies to the freshwater realm.

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URI:http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0000323
Definition: An achromatic color of maximum brightness; the color of objects that reflect nearly all light of all visible wavelengths.
Attribution:[database_cross_reference: Dictionary:http://dictionary.reference.com/]

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URI:http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0030107
Definition: a fruit which develops from a carpel or gyneocium and at maturity comprises a dry exocarp, a dry mesocarp, and a dry endocarp that are connected to a seed coat by a funicle

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EOL has data for58 attributes, including:

bloom period
- URI:http://eol.org/schema/terms/BloomPeriod
- Definition: The seasonal period in the U.S. during which the plant blooms the most. The bloom period is defined as the time when pollen is shed and stigmas are receptive.
- Attribution:USDA PLANTS database Characteristics Data Fields. http://plants.usda.gov/charinfo.html
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mid summer
- URI:http://eol.org/schema/terms/midSummer
- Definition: The mid part of the season between the summer solstice and the autumnal equinox.
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fire resistance
- URI:http://eol.org/schema/terms/FireResistance
- Definition: The ability of an organism to resist burning.
- Comment: If a plant can carry a fire—and most can—it is scored as "not fire resistant" in the USDA PLANTS database where this characteristic is evaluated with reference to problem fires in California. http://plants.usda.gov/charinfo.html
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no
- URI:http://eol.org/schema/terms/no
- Definition: This statement is false; the answer to this question is no.
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geographic distribution includes
- URI:http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Asia
- URI:http://www.geonames.org/6255147
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low temperature tolerance
- URI:http://eol.org/schema/terms/TemperatureTolerance
- Definition: The minimum tolerable temperature is the lowest temperature recorded in the plant’s historical range. If this is not available, the record low January temperature recorded at climate stations within the current geographical range of the plant is used. This definition does not apply to summer annuals.
- Attribution:USDA PLANTS database Characteristics Data Fields. http://plants.usda.gov/charinfo.html
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40 degrees fahrenheit
optimal growth pH
- URI:http://eol.org/schema/terms/OptimalGrowthpH
- Definition: The pH of a medium (water column, soil moisture) at which the growth rate of an organism is typically optimized
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6.5
optimal growth temperature
- URI:http://eol.org/schema/terms/OptimalGrowthTemperature
- Definition: Optimal temperature conditions for cell division
- Attribution:Created by Anne Thessen
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27 degrees celsius
planting density
- URI:http://eol.org/schema/terms/PlantingDensity
- Definition: Recommended minimum number of individual plants to plant per area.
- Attribution:USDA PLANTS database Characteristics Data Fields. http://plants.usda.gov/charinfo.html
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16000 per acre
precipitation tolerance
- URI:http://eol.org/schema/terms/PrecipitationTolerance
- Definition: Minimum tolerable rainfall (in inches), expressed as the average annual minimum precipitation that occurs 20% of the time (i.e., the probability of it being this dry in any given year is 20%) at the driest climate station within the known geographical range of the plant. geographical range of the plant. For cultivars, the geographical range is defined as the area to which the cultivar is well adapted rather than marginally adapted.
- Comment: Minimum precipitation tolerance: Minimum tolerable rainfall, expressed as the average annual minimum precipitation that occurs 20% of the time (i.e., the probability of it being this dry in any given year is 20%) at the driest climate station within the known geographical range of the plant. Maximum precipitation tolerance: Maximum tolerable rainfall, expressed as the annual average precipitation of the wettest climate station within the known geographical range of the plant. For cultivars, the geographical range is defined as the area to which the cultivar is well adapted rather than marginally adapted.
- Attribution:USDA PLANTS database Characteristics Data Fields. http://plants.usda.gov/charinfo.html
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50 inch
seeds per pound
- URI:http://eol.org/schema/terms/SeedPerPound
- Definition: The number of seeds per pound in an average seed lot.
- Attribution:USDA PLANTS database Characteristics Data Fields. http://plants.usda.gov/charinfo.html
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20000
shade tolerance
- URI:http://eol.org/schema/terms/ShadeTolerance
- Definition: The relative tolerance of the plant to shade conditions
- Attribution:USDA PLANTS database Characteristics Data Fields. http://plants.usda.gov/charinfo.html
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medium (normal)
- URI:http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0000461
- Definition: Average. A quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's exhibiting no deviation from normal or average.
- Attribution: [database_cross_reference: PATOC:GVG]
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trophic guild
- URI:http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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photoautotroph
- URI:http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000130
- Definition: An autotroph which is capable of transforming light into chemical energy.
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type specimen repository
- URI:http://eol.org/schema/terms/TypeSpecimenRepository
- Definition: The institution that holds a type specimen for a given species. The recommended best practice is to use the identifier in a collections registry such as the Biodiversity Collections Index (http://www.biodiversitycollectionsindex.org/).
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NHMUK

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Common Buckwheat.View this species on GBIF

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Common Buckwheat

Fagopyrum esculentum Moench