Eriogonum covilleanum

Coville's buckwheat

As recorded: Eriogonum covilleanum Eastw.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Polygonaceae

Collected by: Reveal, J.L.; Hardham, C.B.C.B. Hardham →J.L. Reveal →
Collector number: 6929
Date: May 27, 1988
Locality: San Benito Co.: Along the Coalinga Road, 0.6 miles south of the Clear Creek Road near Hernandez, 10 air miles west of New Idria and 25 air miles east of King City
Region: California, United States
Elevation: 750 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

Eriogonum covilleanum observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 55 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-21.

2026-07-21

Paicines, CA, US

(c) paulexcoff, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2026-07-21

Wild Ass Rd, Paicines, CA, US

(c) paulexcoff, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2026-06-28

Noyon, Ömnögovi, Mongolia

(c) nomuun, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-26

Clear Creek Rd, Coalinga, CA, US

(c) Eric Koberle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-25

San Antonio Valley Rd, Livermore, CA, US

no rights reserved

2026-04-25

San Antonio Valley Rd, Livermore, CA, US

(c) Leslie Flint, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Eriogonum covilleanum. BISH 790040. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956593915. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/790040.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956593915 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026