What does buckwheat look like?

1. Plants

The stem of the buckwheat plant is upright, about 30 to 90 cm high, branched at the top, green or red, with longitudinal ridges, glabrous or with protrusions along the longitudinal ridges from one side.

2. Leaves

Buckwheat leaves are triangular or obovate-triangular, about 2.5 to 7 cm long and 2 to 5 cm wide. The top gradually becomes pointed, and its base is heart-shaped. There are protrusions along the veins on both sides. The leaves growing below have long petioles, while the leaves above are relatively short and almost sessile.

3. Flowers

The inflorescence is racemose or corymbose, usually axillary or terminal, with 5 deeply lobed perianths, light pink or white in color, oval tepals, and light pink anthers.