Can we classify all functions whose gradient is an eigenvector of the Hessian?

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Let's treat the case of two dimensions, then we don't have freedom with the other eigenvector. Is there any classification of all smooth functions $f$ on $\mathbb{R^2}$ such that $\nabla f$ is an eigenvector of $D^2f$ at every point? Such functions solve a second-order quasilinear PDE, but makes me wonder if there is a reference with a more "explicit" classification.