Callirhoe involucrata
Plant species in the mallow family
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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.
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Callirhoe |
| Species: | C. involucrata |
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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]
