Fagopyrum tataricum

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[edit] Tartary Buckwheat

• Moss, Flora of Alberta – Occasional
• Global Invasive Species Database – No
• NatureServe Rank – Not yet assessed
• Haber, Upland – No
• Haber, Wetland – No
• CWF, Status & Invasive Range – No
• Alberta Revegetation Guidelines – No
• The Nature Conservancy – No
• CBCN – No
• AB Weed – No

[edit] Remarks

An agricultural nuisance, but not reported to be invasive in established native vegetation.

Edible: use seeds cooked as cereal, or grind and use as flour---similar to commercial Buckwheat flour. Some people are allergic.

photo from XID Services

photo from XID Services

photo from XID Services

[edit] References

Szczawinski & Turner, Edible Garden Weeds of Canada, ISBN 0-88902-752-8