(also known as Eriogonum floridanum Small), commonly referred to as scrub buckwheat is a dicot of the Polygonaceae (smartweed or knotweed) family.

[1] It is described as generally having no more than three flowering stems, but stronger plants may have more.

Its flowers are described as emerging from an involucre or protective cup found on each branch of its terminal corymb.

[3] According to the US Fish and Wildlife Service there is an active habitat management program.

Also, there is significant interest in studying its fire tolerance and tendency to bloom or to die following prescribed burning of competing undergrowth.