Callirhoe involucrata

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.

Callirhoe involucrata

Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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

Cultivation

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
  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. Susan Mahr. "Winecups, Callirhoe involucrata." Wisconsin Horticulture, Division of Extension. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  5. 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.


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