Buckwheat

"Parsnip Flowered Buckwheat"
(Eriogonum heracleoides)

2007 June 18
(The frilly leaves do not belong to this plant)

2007 June 18

2007 June 18

2008 June 25

2007 June 18

2008 July 4

2008 July 27

2008 July 26

Bees find these flowers rich in nectar. The roots were made into a tea to cure diarrhea while roots and stems were boiled to treat cuts and infections.