Eriogonum alatum

Eriogonum alatum, with the common names winged buckwheat and winged eriogonum, is a species of buckwheat.

Eriogonum alatum
On Cedar Mesa in Grand Gulch Primitive Area, southwestern Utah
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Polygonaceae
Genus:	Eriogonum
Species:	E. alatum
Binomial name
Eriogonum alatum Torr.

The plant is native to the western Great Plains, the Southwestern United States, and Chihuahua state in México.^[1]

Varieties

Varieties include:^[1]

• Eriogonum alatum var. alatum
• Eriogonum alatum var. glabriusculum

Uses

Among the Zuni people, the root is eaten as an emetic for stomachaches.^[2] An infusion of the powdered root is taken after a fall and to relieve general misery.^[3]