Callirhoe involucrata

Callirhoe involucrata
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Malvaceae
Genus:	Callirhoe
Species:	C. involucrata
Binomial name
Callirhoe involucrata (Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray
Varieties [2]
C. involucrata var. involucrata C. involucrata var. lineariloba C. involucrata var. tenuissima
Synonyms [3]
Callirhoe geranioidesSmall Callirhoe lineariloba(Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray Callirhoe macrostegiaHochr. Callirhoe palmataBuckley Callirhoe sidalceoidesStandl. Callirhoe verticillataGroenl. Malva involucrataTorr. & 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, ^[4] winecup ^[5] and buffalo rose. ^[5] 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. ^[6]

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. ^[6]

References

1. NatureServe (2023). "Callirhoe involucrata". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
2. "Callirhoe involucrata (Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 5 March 2025.
3. "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". theplantlist.org. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
4. "Callirhoe involucrata". Germplasm Resources Information Network . Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture . Retrieved 12 April 2015.
5. Susan Mahr. "Winecups, Callirhoe involucrata." Wisconsin Horticulture, Division of Extension. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
6. 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.