Biology:Callirhoe digitata

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Short description: Species of plant in the family Malvaceae

Callirhoe digitata
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Callirhoe
Species:
C. digitata
Binomial name
Callirhoe digitata
Synonyms[1]

Callirhoe digitata, the fringed poppy mallow or standing wine cup, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, native to the U.S. states of Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas, and Alabama, and introduced to Illinois.[1] A perennial with magenta flowers, in the wild it prefers to grow in sunny areas with drier, more alkaline soils.[2] Recommended for both formal and informal plantings, it is hardy in USDA zones 5 through 8, and once established it is drought resistant.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15360249 entry