Atlas de poche des plantes des champs, des prairies et des bois Paris, 1894 Grain, Cereal, Woodshole, Polygonaceae, Botany, Buckwheat, Flowering Plant, Caryophyllales, Fagopyrum esculentum, Eudicots, Fagopyrum, Pictorial Works, Japanese Buckwheat, Asia Plant, Africa Plant, Fagopyrum esculentum, Europe Plant, North America Plant, South America Plant, Silverhull Buckwheat, A botanical illustration featuring the plant known as Sarrasin, or Polygonum fagopyrum, commonly recognized as buckwheat. The detailed depiction showcases its flowering structure, highlighting clusters of small pinkish flowers at the tops of slender stems. Below, vibrant green leaves fan out towards the base, showcasing their broad, heart-like shape. The illustration includes a root system, emphasizing the plants natural growth and grounding. Accompanying text notes its cultivation in fields, blooming period in July and August, and fruiting months of September and October.