Many people only know buckwheat, but do not know what buckwheat is like, buckwheat is an annual herb, the height of 30 to 90 centimeters or so, the leaves are triangular, flowers are white or reddish, buckwheat seeds are generally three-pronged, and the nutritional value of high, rich in a variety of microelements needed by the human body.

First, the shape of the buckwheat plant

1, buckwheat plant

Buckwheat is an annual herb, also known as sweet buckwheat, oat, triticale, etc., buckwheat plant height in the 30-90 centimeters or so, the upper part of the plant will be divided into a number of branches, so that people can not distinguish between the main branch or secondary branch.

2, buckwheat leaves

Buckwheat leaves are generally triangular or ovate-triangular, length of 2.5 to 7 cm or so, width 2 to 5 cm or so, the tip of the blade acuminate. The lower part of the leaf blade of the buckwheat plant has a longer petiole and the upper part has a shorter petiole.

3, buckwheat flowers

Buckwheat flowers are corymbose, terminal or axillary flowers, mostly white, reddish, with ovate bracts on the pedicel, each bract has 3 to 5 flowers. Flowering period in May to September September, the fruiting period in June to October.

Second, the morphology of buckwheat seeds

Normal buckwheat seeds are mostly three-angled, 5.75 millimeters long, 3 millimeters wide or so, few four-angled, multi-angled seeds, which are flattened, multi-angled seeds are rarely germinated, four-angled seeds can normally germinate and grow plants.

Each buckwheat plant can produce more than 2,000 flowers, but the fruiting rate of only 10%, and the flowers and fruits will easily fall off. Buckwheat fruit is very high in nutritional value, but the dietary fiber is generally about 10 times the rice, iron, manganese, zinc and other trace elements content is also richer than the average grain.