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  9. Coville's Buckwheat

species 109 observations

Coville's Buckwheat

Eriogonum covilleanum

Status
native
Bees
1 specialist raised on its pollen
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

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140 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Dotted Blue, Mormon Metalmark, Square-spotted Blue, Lotus Hairstreak 15
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Chamise Evening Bee 1
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Chrysobothris cyanella 1
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Sphex lucae, Western Yellowjacket, Hemipenthes inops, Red-shouldered Leaf Beetle 14
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Acmon Blue, Great Golden Digger Wasp, Yellow-faced Bumble Bee, Fiery Skipper 109

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Plant type
Annual Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

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