Seaside Buckwheat (Eriogonum latifolium)

Family: Polygonaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Eriogonum latifolium is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.6 m (2ft). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 8. It is in flower from August to September. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Shoots

Harvest Seasons: Spring, Early Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Young stems - raw. Tender. Eaten by children in early summer. — Young stems - raw.; Eaten by children in early summer.

Habitat & North American Range

Sandy coastal flats, slopes, bluffs, and mesas, coastal scrub and grassland communities, from sea level to 80 metres, occasionally to 200 metres. (Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10)