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I have been looking for an excuse to prod my nose onto this list and at
last an opportunity has presented itself.

Joe Murray raised a question about plant taxonomy and, in particular,
about "Buckwheat" and its relationship to "Wheat". In spite of their
English names, the two plants are completely unrelated and look entirely
different. Buckwheat is the name given to "Fagopyrum esculentum" which is
a broad leaved plant. Wheat ("Triticum aestivum" alternatively called
"riticum sativum") is, as you say, a grass and, therefore, a very
different plant. The protein content would be totally different in the
two flours.

Not a particularly startling debut to this list but at least I am here.

Paul S.

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