Fagopyrum spp. is toxic to cats, dogs and horses. The reported severity is mild. Also known as Common Buckwheat, Tuber Fleeceflower and Tall Buckwheat.
If your animal ate this plant, call your veterinarian, the ASPCA Animal Poison Control on (888) 426-4435 or the Pet Poison Helpline on (855) 764-7661. Fees may apply.
Dermatitis Photosensitivity Agitation
The color of each symptom follows the severity scale above.
The genus Fagopyrum is in the flowering plant family Polygonaceae. It includes some important food plants, such as F. esculentum (buckwheat) and F. tataricum. The genus is native to the Indian subcontinent, much of Indochina, central and southeastern China, and central and eastern tropical Africa. Species have been widely introduced elsewhere, throughout the Holarctic and parts of Africa and South America.
Also recorded as Buckwheat and Buckwheats.
Countries with the most wild observations, from GBIF data.