Fagopyrum tataricum Tartarian buckwheat (Polygonaceae)

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Fagopyrum tataricum
Tartarian buckwheat
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The Fagopyrum tataricum plant species is found in E. Asia - Himalayas. It is a member of the Polygonaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Tartarian buckwheat. Some home gardeners know the variety as Polygonum tataricum.

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Latin Name:  Fagopyrum tataricum
Common Name:  Tartarian buckwheat
Family:  Polygonaceae
Author:  (L.)Gaertn.

Known Hazards:  The plant has caused photosensitivity in some people, the dehusked grain is said to be safe.

Mature Height:  0.8   Mature Width:

Habitat:  Found at heights up to 4400 metres in the Himalayas from Pakistan to Bhutan.

Cultivation Notes: A very easily grown plant, it prefers dry sandy soils but succeeds in most conditions including poor, heavy or acid soils[160] and even sub-soils. Prefers a cool moist climate, also succeeds in dry and arid regions. Tartarian buckwheat is hardier and more resistant to cold than the more commonly grown buckwheat, F. esculentum, though it does not yield so highly[132]. Occasionally cultivated for its edible seed in Europe and the Himalayas[50, 51], there is at least one named variety[183]. 'Madawaska' is more cold hardy and drought tolerant than the type[183].

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