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Callirhoe alcaeoides
Callirhoe alcaeoides (Michx.) A. Gray
Light Poppymallow, Plains Poppy-mallow, Light Poppy-mallow, Pink Poppy-mallow, Light Poppy Mallow
Malvaceae (Mallow Family)
Synonym(s): Sida alcaeoides
USDA Symbol: caal
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
An upright or somewhat sprawling perennial to 18 in. with several unbranched or few-branched stems. Five-petaled flowers are pink or white, cupped, and have a short column of yellow stamens united at the base. Flowers are few, at tips of long stalks from leaf axils. Lower leaves are long-stalked, large and lobed; upper leaves are smaller and shorter-stalked.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , PinkBloom Time: Mar , Apr , May
Distribution
USA: AL , AR , CO , IA , ID , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MO , NE , NM , OK , SD , TN , TX , WINative Distribution: AL & TN to OK & n. c. TX, n. to IL & s.c. NE
Native Habitat: Dry, sandy or clayey prairies
Growing Conditions
Light Requirement: SunSoil Description: Calcareous, clay soils
Conditions Comments: Not Available
Find Seed or Plants
Find seed sources for this species at the Native Seed Network.
Mr. Smarty Plants says
Reason for small winecup flowers (Callirhoe sp.)
May 25, 2007
I purchased some winecup seeds from a wildflower seed company and planted them this past autumn. I live in the northcentral Texas area. This spring, several of the seeds sprouted but they had tiny lav...
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From the National Organizations Directory
According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is on display at the following locations:Native Seed Network - Corvallis, OR
Bibliography
Bibref 328 - Wildflowers of Texas (2003) Ajilvsgi, Geyata.Search More Titles in Bibliography
Additional resources
USDA: Find Callirhoe alcaeoides in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Callirhoe alcaeoides in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Callirhoe alcaeoides
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-08-03Research By: TWC Staff