Davidson's buckwheat

Eriogonum davidsonii

nuts & seeds

Tiny seeds of a spindly herb 40 cm tall with round, fuzzy leaves, from the sandy soils of the southwestern United States; among the Kawaiisu, pounded into flour and eaten dry.

Origin

California

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

The seeds are winnowed before being pounded.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Magnesium · Insoluble fibers · Protein

Did you know?

Its bell-shaped flowers are barely two millimetres across.