Buckwheat
Buckwheat - Fagopyrum esculentum
Description
This plant has white, sometimes pink tinged flowers and heart shaped leaves.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
Wasteland and bare places.
When to see it
In flower during July, August and September.
Life History
Annual which occasionally escapes from cultivation.
UK Status
Widespread but not common in Britain.
VC55 Status
Uncommon in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in only 2 of the 617 tetrads. The Ullesthorpe record of 5th Spetember 2012 is only the fourth record of this plant in VC55 since 1970.
Graham Calow
Ullesthorpe Stewardship Farm
05 September 2012
Graham Calow
Ullesthorpe Stewardship Farm
05 September 2012
Graham Calow
Ullesthorpe Stewardship Farm
05 September 2012
Graham Calow
Ullesthorpe Stewardship Farm
05 September 2012
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