Fagopyrum esculentum Moench

Branched annual herb to c. 70 cm high, puberulent below and on nodes. Ochreae c. 5 mm long, entire. Petiole < to > blade. Lamina to c. 7 × 6 cm, broad- or ovate-triangular, glabrous or nearly so, often somewhat sinuate; base truncate to shallowly cordate; apex acute. Panicles on slender peduncles subtended by sessile lvs. Fls densely arranged. Bracts herbaceous, short-acuminate. Perianth 1.2–4.5 mm long, white or pinkish. Anthers mostly pink. Perianth of ♂ fls 1.2–2.5 mm long. Nuts 6–8 × 4–5.5 mm, acutely 3-angled, smooth, blackish with pale whitish dashes or brown with dark marks.

[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]

Flowering: Nov.–Apr.