Native Plants
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Callirhoe leiocarpa
Callirhoe leiocarpa R.F. Martin
Tall Poppymallow, Annual Winecup, Tall Poppy-mallow, Tall Poppy Mallow
Malvaceae (Mallow Family)
USDA Symbol: CALE2USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Callirhoe leiocarpa
Wine-Cup, Tall Poppymallow
Malvaceae
Location: 75 m E of Swimming Pool-Oakwell Farms, San Antonio.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Large colony of scattered plants among Poaceae, Cirsium & other herbs. Half-day sun in a glade.
Description: Erect annual from fiberous roots, to 40+ cm tall. Leaves few, scattered, alternate, 3-6 parted, wider than long. Petioles to 6 cm, thin. Flowers solitary on naked peduncles (to 6 cm), crimson; petals-5, 2 cm long x 1.3 cm wide, slightly clawed, early deciduous, erose at summit.
County: Bexar
Collector: Harry Cliffe
Collection Date: May 4, 1994
Specimen number: 587
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0874
Accession Date: Aug 23, 1994
Accession Number: 66
Annotations: SCXRB (In flower)