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Callirhoe involucrata

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Callirhoe involucrata

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Callirhoe
Species:
C. involucrata
Binomial name
Callirhoe involucrata
Synonyms[2]
  • Callirhoe geranioides Small
  • Callirhoe lineariloba (Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray
  • Callirhoe macrostegia Hochr.
  • Callirhoe palmata Buckley
  • Callirhoe sidalceoides Standl.
  • Callirhoe verticillata Groenl.
  • Malva involucrata Torr. & A. Gray
  • Malva lineariloba (Torr. & A. Gray) M.J. Young

Callirhoe involucrata is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common names purple poppy-mallow,[3] winecup[4] and buffalo rose.[4] It is native to the Great Plains of the United States and adjacent areas in northern Mexico.

The leaves and stems die back in winter, showing at most a small rosette of green leaves immediately above the root crown.[5]

Cultivation

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The purple poppy-mallow is one of the most faithful plants in production of vivid blankets of colors according to writer Claude A. Barr. Each plant can cover a great deal of ground with masses of its interestingly cut leaves and many wine-crimson cup shaped flowers. In suitably sandy or well draining soils each plant will produce a large parsnip like root. A good water thrifty ground cover.[5]

References

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  1. ^ NatureServe (2023). "Callirhoe involucrata". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  2. ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". theplantlist.org. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Callirhoe involucrata". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  4. ^ a b Susan Mahr. "Winecups, Callirhoe involucrata." Wisconsin Horticulture, Division of Extension. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  5. ^ a b Barr, Claude A. (1983). Jewels of the plains : wild flowers of the Great Plains grasslands and hills. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. p. 51. ISBN 0-8166-1127-0.